Estimated physical activity in Bavaria, Germany, and its implications for obesity risk: Results from the BVS-II Study

Table 2 Estimated physical activity (h/d and MET*h/d) by sex, type, and intensity of activity¹.

Type and intensity* of activity/inactivity	Total (n = 893)		Women (n = 528)		Men (n = 365)		p-value² (MET*h/d)
	h/d	*METh/d**	h/d	*METh/d**	h/d	*METh/d**
	Median (Interquatile range)
Occupation
total	2.86 (5.71)	5.36 (14.00)	2.86 (5.71)	5.14 (14.29)	2.95 (6.07)	6.83 (12.60)	0.799
light	82.6% ^#	68.1%	89.9%	82.4%	75.8%	55.2%
moderate	13.2%	21.5%	8.8%	13.6%	17.7%	28.7%
vigorous	4.0%	10.4%	1.7%	4.0%	6.5%	16.2%
Sports
total	0.12 (0.63)	0.48 (3.34)	0.08 (0.53)	0.38 (2.83)	0.14 (0.73)	0.59 (4.50)	0.028
moderate	57.5%	43.1%	66.7%	52.9%	51.1%	36.4%
vigorous	40.0%	56.9%	33.3%	46.6%	48.9%	63.6%
LTPA_strenuous³
total	0.00 (0.54)	0.00 (1.71)	0.00 (0.57)	0.00 (2.10)	0.00 (0.36)	0.00 (1.55)	0.893
light	5.0%	3.2%	5.4%	4.4%	4.8%	2.2%
moderate	92.5%	92.4%	91.95	90.4%	95.2%	94.0%
vigorous	2.5%	4.5%	2.7%	5.2%	2.4%	3.8%
TV/PC_{leisure time}⁴	1.64 (1.82)	1.64 (1.82)	1.38 (1.52)	1.38 (1.52)	2.00 (1.96)	2.00 (1.96)	<0.001
Sleeping⁵	7.43 (1.39)	6.69 (1.25)	7.56 (1.37)	6.80 (1.23)	7.31 (1.36)	6.58 (1.22)	0.016
LTPA_non-reported⁶	10.93 (4.04)	19.12 (7.08)	11.26 (4.17)	19.71 (7.30)	10.61 (4.08)	18.56 (7.14)	<0.001
Total daily activity score
MET*h		37.52 (7.18)		37.35 (5.58)		37.92 (8.80)	<0.001
PAL_est.		1.62 (0.31)		1.61 (0.24)		1.63 (0.38)	<0.001

¹ Weighted for deviation from the underlying Bavarian population (sex, age, region)
² Mann-Whitney U-test
³ LTPA_strenuous = strenuous leisure time physical activity
⁴ TV/PC_{leisure time} (1.0 MET)
⁵ Sleeping (0.9 MET)
⁶ LTPA_non-reported = non-reported leisure time physical activity (1.75 METs)
* Light (<3 METs), moderate (3–6 METs), vigorous (>6 METs)
^# Percentage of mean h/d and mean MET*h/d, respectively, of the corresponding activity domain

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