Table 2 Differences in selected study variables based on daily activity patterns among Saudi men
Sedentary (hr/day) | LPA (hr/day) | MVPA (min/day) | 10-min MVPA (bout) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
≥8.8 | <8.8 | ≥4.8 | <4.8 | ≥30 | <30 | ≥1 | <1 | |
(n = 41) | (n = 43) | (n = 41) | (n = 43) | (n = 39) | (n = 45) | (n = 46) | (n = 38) | |
Age | 39.9 | 35.4 | 37.3 | 37.9 | 38.1 | 37.3 | 38.0 | 37.1 |
(years) | ±10.2* | ±6.6 | ±7.4 | ±10.0 | ±9.2 | ±8.6 | ±9.2 | ±8.5 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 27.6 | 29.3 | 27.4 | 29.4 | 28.3 | 28.6 | 28.2 | 28.7 |
±5.3 | ±5.4 | ±4.0 | ±6.2 *** | ±4.7 | ±6.0 | ±5.5 | ±5.2 | |
WC (cm) | 95.9 | 99.4 | 94.2 | 100.7 | 97.7 | 97.8 | 97.1 | 98.3 |
±14.3 | ±12.0 | ±11.4 | ±14.1* | ±11.7 | ±14.6 | ±13.3 | ±13.3 | |
Sedentary (hr/day) | NA | NA | 8.4 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.9 |
±1.3 | ±1.4** | ±1.5 | ±1.3 | ±1.4 | ±1.4 | |||
LPA (hr/day) | 4.5 | 5.1 | NA | NA | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
±0.8 | ±0.9** | ±1.0 | ±0.8 | ±1.0 | ±0.9 | |||
MVPA (min/day) | 33.5 | 34.8 | 35.5 | 32.9 | NA | NA | 42.8 | 23.7 |
±19.4 | ±18.1 | ±16.1 | ±20.9 | ±19.0 ** | ±11.6 | |||
HDL (mg/dL) | 41.1 | 42.5 | 44.2 | 39.5 | 41.7 | 42.0 | 43.6 | 39.7 |
±8.5 | ±11.4 | ±11.1* | ±8.5 | ±10.0 | ±10.4 | ±10.6*** | ±9.0 | |
TG (mg/dL) | 121.7 | 115.4 | 105.3 | 131.0 | 112.1 | 123.5 | 108.6 | 130.4 |
±66.3 | ±70.1 | ±53.3 | ±78.0 *** | ±64.7 | ±71.5 | ±68.5 | ±66.1 | |
RHR (beat/min) | 72.0 | 72.3 | 72.1 | 72.2 | 71.3 | 72.9 | 69.3 | 75.7 |
±8.8 | ±8.5 | ±8.1 | ±9.1 | ±8.3 | ±8.9 | ±7.3 | ±8.9 * | |