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Table 5 Weekly physical activity duration (min/wk) for men and women in relation to the presence of metabolic syndrome (MS) or its absence (non-MS).

From: Metabolic syndrome and physical activity in southern Brazilian community-dwelling elders: a population-based, cross-sectional study

  Men Women
Physical activity MS
(n = 51) 		non-MS
(n = 65) 		p MS
(n = 158) 		non-MS
(n = 88) 		p
Walking 216 ± 39 168 ± 34 0.35 127 ± 13 131 ± 18 0.86
Moderate 183 ± 43 182 ± 38 0.98 249 ± 27 232 ± 37 0.72
Vigorous 28 ± 10 8 ± 9 0.15 10 ± 3 9 ± 4 0.81
  1. Values for the different parameters were adjusted for age and are means ± standard error (SE).
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