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Table 1 Mean ± SD and change from initial cohort for physical activity and sitting for staff of the follow-up cohort

From: Time kinetics of physical activity, sitting, and quality of life measures within a regional workplace: a cross–sectional analysis

 

Follow-up cohort

MD

Academic (n = 96)

Professional (n = 213)

All (n = 309)

Academic (n = 106)

Professional (n = 158)

All (n = 264)

Work (MET-minutes per week)

 Walking

60 ± 177

63 ± 177

62 ± 176

−160

−76

−112

 Moderate activity

223 ± 1143

139 ± 592*

167 ± 817

136

−3

49

 Vigorous activity

214 ± 875

184 ± 900

194 ± 891

111

−2

43

 Total

496 ± 1885

386 ± 1438

423 ± 1599

87

−81

−20

Transport (MET-minutes per week)

 Walking

86 ± 136

128 ± 275

114 ± 238

−205

−249

−227

 Cycling

236 ± 633

193 ± 713

207 ± 687

3

−124

−74

 Total

322 ± 656

321 ± 765

321 ± 732

−202

−373††

−301††

Yard/garden (MET-minutes per week)

      

 Vigorous yard chores

326 ± 643

556 ± 951*

480 ± 867

15

−9

23

 Moderate yard chores

460 ± 667

672 ± 796*

602 ± 761

−1

207

139

 Moderate inside chores

326 ± 563

512 ± 618*

450 ± 606

−6

95

69

 Total

1095 ± 1327

1698 ± 1656*

1500 ± 1581

−9

251

199

Leisure (MET-minutes per week)

 Walking

394 ± 467

323 ± 445

347 ± 453

39

29

27

 Moderate activity

289 ± 369

329 ± 486

315 ± 450

100

84

94

 Vigorous activity

144 ± 296

186 ± 363

172 ± 342

−594††

−472††

−520††

 Total

827 ± 764

838 ± 940

834 ± 884

−455††

−359††

−399††

Total physical activity (MET-minutes per week)

 Walking

540 ± 510

514 ± 589

522 ± 563

−326††

−297††

−312††

 Moderate activity

1859 ± 2182

2400 ± 2008*

2220 ± 2080

246

250

298

 Vigorous activity

358 ± 913

370 ± 981

366 ± 958

−483††

−475††

−477††

 All

2757 ± 2922

3284 ± 2780

3109 ± 2848

−563††

−522††

−491††

Sitting (minutes)

 Total per week

3214 ± 1041

2988 ± 965

3064 ± 995

210††

229††

201††

 Total per day

459 ± 148

427 ± 138

438 ± 142

30

33

29

  1. MD absolute mean difference from initial cohort
  2. *p < 0.05 vs. academic; p < 0.05 & ††p < 0.01 vs. initial cohort