Table 3 Gender differences between housework intensity and metabolic markers
| Â | Men | Women | Pb | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total N (%) | 0-50 min/day | 50-180min/day | ≥ 180 min/day | Pa | 0-50 min/day | 50-180min/day | ≥ 180 min/day | Pa | |
Triglycerides | Â | Â | Â | 0.690 | Â | Â | Â | 0.012* | <0.001** |
Normal | 224(61.5) | 85(57.4) | 21(60.0) | Â | 109(95.1) | 751(69.9) | 582(67.2) | Â | Â |
High | 140(38.5) | 63(42.6) | 14(40.0) | Â | 28(20.4) | 323(30.1) | 284(32.8) | Â | Â |
LDL | Â | Â | Â | 0.169 | Â | Â | Â | 0.234 | 0.109 |
Normal | 267(73.4) | 97(65.5) | 23(65.7) | Â | 100(73.0) | 708(65.9) | 585(67.6) | Â | Â |
High | 97(26.6) | 51(34.5) | 12(34.3) | Â | 37(27.0) | 366(34.1) | 281(32.4) | Â | Â |
HDL | Â | Â | Â | 0.160 | Â | Â | Â | 0.846 | <0.001** |
Normal | 176(48.4) | 58(39.2) | 15(42.9) | Â | 91(66.4) | 711(66.2) | 563(65.0) | Â | Â |
Low | 188(51.6) | 90(60.8) | 20(57.1) | Â | 46(33.6) | 363(33.8) | 303(35.0) | Â | Â |
HbA1c | Â | Â | Â | 0.739 | Â | Â | Â | 0.601 | 0.648 |
Normal | 336(92.3) | 136(91.9) | 31(88.6) | Â | 129(94.2) | 1010(94.0) | 805(93.0) | Â | Â |
High | 28(7.7) | 12(8.1) | 4(11.4) | Â | 8(5.8) | 64(6.0) | 61(7.0) | Â | Â |
Glucose | Â | Â | Â | 0.809 | Â | Â | Â | 0.814 | 0.546 |
Normal | 258(70.9) | 105(70.9) | 23(65.7) | Â | 105(76.6) | 796(74.1) | 643(74.2) | Â | Â |
High | 106(29.1) | 43(29.1) | 12(34.3) | Â | 32(23.4) | 278(25.9) | 223(25.8) | Â | Â |
Cholesterol | Â | Â | Â | 0.083 | Â | Â | Â | 0.374 | 0.080 |
Normal | 259(71.2) | 91(61.5) | 22(62.9) | Â | 95(69.3) | 678(63.1) | 558(64.4) | Â | Â |
High | 105(28.8) | 57(38.5) | 13(37.1) | Â | 42(30.7) | 396(36.9) | 308(3.56) | Â | Â |
MetS | Â | Â | Â | 0.014* | Â | Â | Â | 0.066 | 0.002* |
No | 259(71.2) | 89(60.1) | 19(54.3) | Â | 108(78.8) | 779(72.5) | 604(69.7) | Â | Â |
Yes | 105(28.8) | 59(39.9) | 16(45.7) | Â | 29(21.2) | 295(27.5) | 262(30.3) | Â | Â |
Hypertension | Â | Â | Â | 0.618 | Â | Â | Â | 0.673 | 0.488 |
No | 286(78.6) | 111(75.0) | 26(75.3) | Â | 112(81.8) | 870(81.0) | 689(79.6) | Â | Â |
Yes | 78(21.4) | 37(25.0) | 9(25.7) | Â | 25(18.2) | 204(19.0) | 177(20.4) | Â | Â |
Pre-hypertension and Hypertension | Â | 0.046* | Â | Â | Â | 0.115 | 0.018* | ||
No | 240(65.9) | 90(60.8) | 16(45.7) | Â | 103(75.2) | 719(66.9) | 574(66.3) | Â | Â |
Yes | 124(34.1) | 58(39.2) | 19(54.3) | Â | 34(24.8) | 355(33.1) | 292(33.7) | Â | Â |
Overweight | Â | Â | Â | 0.991 | Â | Â | Â | 0.103 | 0.214 |
No | 271(74.5) | 111(75.0) | 26(74.3) | Â | 116(84.7) | 838(78.0) | 663(76.6) | Â | Â |
Yes | 93(25.5) | 37(25.0) | 9(25.7) | Â | 21(15.3) | 236(22.0) | 203(23.4) | Â | Â |
WC | Â | Â | Â | 0.053 | Â | Â | Â | 0.175 | <0.001** |
Normal | 274(75.3) | 100(67.6) | 21(60.0) | Â | 77(56.2) | 562(52.3) | 425(49.1) | Â | Â |
High | 90(24.7) | 48(32.4) | 14(40.0) | Â | 60(43.8) | 512(47.7) | 441(50.9) | Â | Â |