Table 1 Participant characteristics by sex
Male (n = 218) | Female (n = 191) | P value | |
Weight (kg) | 62.5 (61.1, 63.8) | 61.3 (59.4, 63.2) | 0.32 |
Height (m) | 1.72 (1.71, 1.73) | 1.60 (1.59, 1.61) | <0.001* |
BMI (kg/m2) | 21.02 (20.6, 21.4) | 23.85 (23.2, 24.6) | <0.001* |
BMI category (%) | <0.001* | ||
Underweight | 17 | 12 | |
Normal | 75 | 53 | |
Overweight | 6 | 26 | |
Obese | 2 | 9 | |
Fitness | |||
VO2max (mlO2/kg/min) | 41.9 (41.3, 42.6) | 32.6 (31.9, 33.2) | <0.001* |
Physical Activity | Male (n = 137) | Female (n = 119) | |
Physical activity (cpm) | 549 (525, 603) | 306 (290, 327) | <0.001* |
Sedentary (min/day) | 541 (541, 567) | 575 (568, 597) | <0.01* |
Light intensity (min/day) | 128 (126, 141) | 132 (126, 140) | 0.69 |
Moderate intensity (min/day) | 78 (73, 85) | 42 (37, 43) | <0.001* |
Vigorous intensity (min/day) | 5 (6, 9) | 1 (1, 1) | <0.001* |
MVPA (min/day) | 83 (80, 94) | 43 (38, 44) | <0.001* |
Active CDC (%) | <0.001* | ||
Active | 96 | 83 | |
Inactive | 4 | 17 | |
Active WHO (%) | <0.001* | ||
Active | 40 | 20 | |
Inactive | 60 | 80 | |