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Table 1 Median and percentiles of MET hours and hours per week in quartile groups

From: Associations between participation in, intensity of, and time spent on leisure time physical activity and risk of inflammatory bowel disease among older adults (PA-IBD): a prospective cohort study

Dose-response of physical activity

Quartiles of physical activity (hours/week)

1st median (p1; p3)

2nd median (p1; p3)

3rd median (p1; p3)

4th median (p1; p3)

MET hours/week

27 (20; 32)

47 (42; 52)

69 (63; 76)

112 (96; 140)

Total activity

7 (6; 9)

12 (11; 14)

18 (16; 20)

29 (25; 36)

Walking

1 (0.5; 1.5)

2.5 (2; 3)

4 (4; 5)

8 (7; 10.5)

Housework

1 (1; 2)

3 (3; 4)

6 (5; 6)

10 (10; 15)

Gardening

0

1 (0.5; 1.5)

2.5 (2; 3)

5 (4; 7.5)

Do-it-yourself-work

0

1 (1; 1)

2 (1.5: 2)

4.5 (3; 7.5)

Cycling

0

1 (0.5; 1)

2 (1.5; 2.5)

5.5 (4; 7.5)

Sports

0

0.5 (0.5; 0.5)

1 (1; 2)

4 (3; 5)

  1. Abbreviations: MET metabolic equivalent of task, p1; p3 25th and 75th percentiles