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Table 3 Differences in factors of physical activity of urban and rural pregnant women (n = 437)

From: Risk factors for low birth weight among rural and urban Malaysian women

 

Urban n = 199

 

Rural n = 238

 

Intensity of Physical Activity (MET-hours/week)

Median (25th, 75th)

p-value

Median (25th, 75th)

p-value

Maternal age

 17–26

165.2 (121.6, 221.2)

0.064

184.7 (125.4, 242.5)

0.05

 27–36

194.1 (136.1, 250.2)

187.1 (130.5, 269.9)

 37–46

237.1 (139.7, 294.4)

126.6 (95.0, 209.6)

Education level

 Primary school

124.9 (58.2, 239.7)

0.001*

131.1 (109.6, 168.0)

0.001*

 Secondary school

170.2 (120.7, 209.5)

171.5 (117.1, 218.7)

 Tertiary school

205.3 (154.3, 262.2)

224.4 (145.4, 293.5)

Delivery Modea

 Vaginal delivery

195.5 (135.9, 240.5)

0.594

176.8 (120.8, 257.1)

0.818

 Assisted delivery

177.2 (137.2, 237.6)

175.4 (125.2, 227.4)

  1. *Significance value at p < 0.05 using Kruskal-Wallis One-Way ANOVA
  2. aDelivery Mode was tested using Mann-Whitney U test