Table 1 Characteristics of physical activity levels and the time spend sitting according to the IPAQ-LV, among the students of different fields of health related faculty
From: The time spent sitting does not always mean a low level of physical activity
Category | All students (n = 216) | MET-minutes/ week | Physiotherapy students (n = 101) | MET-minutes/ week | Dietetics students (n = 42) | MET-minutes/ week | Pharmacy students (n = 73) | MET-minutes/ week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | Mean (±SD) | % | Mean (±SD) | % | Mean (±SD) | % | Mean (±SD) | |
Low PA | 1.4 | 453.7 ± 48.3 | 1.0 | 420.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 470.5 ± 54.4 |
Moderate PA | 33.8 | 1852.1 ± 665.1 | 26.7 | 2017.7 ± 691.1 | 38.1 | 1879.2 ± 710.5 | 41.1 | 1688.7 ± 596.0 |
High PA | 64.8 | 8692.6 ± 7554.2 | 72.3 | 10,448.4 ± 9341.8 | 61.9 | 6805.6 ± 5006.9 | 56.2 | 6763.0 ± 3714.0 |
Total sitting | 2781.8 ± 1238.5 | 2797.4 ± 1307.0 | 2215.7 ± 1230.1 | 3086.0 ± 1032.1 |