Table 2 Metabolic rate during sitting activities and slow walking for the sample as a whole, and for the healthy weight and obese groups separately. Standard MET values and the mRMR values are shown, along with the results of the independent t-tests comparing MET values between healthy weight and obese participants

Activity

Total MET

Healthy Weight MET

Obese MET

P value for between group difference

Total MET

Healthy Weight MET

Obese MET

P Value for between group difference

TV

1.33 (0.24)

1.46 (0.19)

1.17 (0.20)

p < 0.001

1.45 (0.27)

1.40 (0.20)

1.51 (0.33)

0.151

Typing

1.45 (0.32)

1.62 (0.23)

1.23 (0.28)

p < 0.001

1.56 (0.16)

1.57 (0.18)

1.54 (0.16)

0.651

PSP

1.41 (0.28)

1.58 (0.21)

1.21 (0.22)

p < 0.001

1.52 (0.16)

1.50 (0.13)

1.54 (0.20)

0.358

Wii

2.06 (0.50)

2.29 (0.44)

1.80 (0.44)

p < 0.001

2.22 (0.43)

2.18 (0.41)

2.28 (0.46)

0.401

Standing Still

1.59 (0.37)

1.74 (0.34)

1.41 (0.33)

p < 0.001

1.71 (0.29)

1.65 (0.22)

1.78 (0.33)

0.105

Speed (mph)

0.2

2.17 (0.5)

2.44 (0.44)

1.87 (0.40)

p < 0.001

2.33 (0.28)

2.31 (0.28)

2.36 (0.29)

0.509

0.4

2.27 (0.26)

2.56 (0.49)

1.94 (0.44)

p < 0.001

2.43 (0.28)

2.41 (0.25)

2.44 (0.33)

0.788

0.6

2.40 (0.54)

2.67 (0.46)

2.09 (0.)

p < 0.001

2.58 (0.32)

2.52 (0.26)

2.63 (0.38)

0.228

0.8

2.55 (0.62)

2.84 (0.54)

2.21 (0.53)

p < 0.001

2.73 (0.37)

2.69 (0.34)

2.77 (0.41)

0.411

1.0

2.66 (0.61)

2.97 (0.46)

2.32 (0.57)

p < 0.001

2.85 (0.34)

2.81 (0.33)

2.89 (0.35)

0.401

1.2

2.83 (0.67)

3.17 (0.55)

2.45 (0.59)

p < 0.001

3.03 (0.36)

2.99 (0.32)

3.06 (0.41)

0.543

1.4

2.99 (0.69)

3.30 (0.57)

2.63 (0.64)

p < 0.001

3.21 (0.39)

3.12 (0.35)

3.30 (0.42)

0.150

1.6

3.22 (0.53)

3.60 (0.70)

2.80 (0.63)

p < 0.001

3.46 (0.54)

3.41 (0.55)

3.53 (0.52)

0.439