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

Table 5 Participants¹ meeting physical activity recommendations.

a) by BMI (kg/m²)	Total (n = 893)		Underweight (BMI <18.5) (n = 35)		Normalweight (BMI 18.5-<25) (n = 402)		Overweight (BMI 25-<30) (n = 312)		Obese (BMI ≥ 30) (n = 144)
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
WHO-recommendation: PAL ≥ 1.75 ^§ Public health recommendation (ACSM/CDC): ≥ 30 min/d of moderate-intense (≥ 3 METs) activity	275	31.4	13	29.7	137	35.1	93	30.8	32	22.8
in all activity-domains	498	55.9	20	48.6	214	53.7	183	59.9	81	55.9
in leisure time (sports, LTPA_strenuous²)	452	50.1	17	40.5	199	49.2	162	52.2	74	51.0
in sports only	266	30.2	17	40.5	135	35.2	83	26.8	31	20.7
b) by age (years)	Total (n = 893)		<18 (n = 48)		18-<30 (n = 99)		30-<40 (n = 196)		40-<50 (n = 182)		50-<65 (n = 228)		≥65 (n = 140)
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
WHO-recommendation: PAL ≥ 1.75 ^§ Public health recommendation (ACSM/CDC): ≥ 30 min/d of moderate-intense (≥ 3 METs) activity	275	31.4	15	34.8	42	41.5	61	31.3	75	42.2	67	30.3	15	9.0
in all activity domains	498	55.9	33	67.7	54	52.5	96	49.2	105	57.8	134	59.1	76	55.6
in leisure time (sports, LTPA_strenuous²)	452	50.2	33	67.7	52	50.0	78	37.7	93	49.7	122	53.8	74	54.1
in sports only	266	30.1	32	63.6	35	35.6	44	22.0	54	28.7	63	28.8	38	23.9

¹weighted for deviation from the underlying Bavarian population; ²LTPA_strenuous = strenuous leisure time physical activity
^§ comparing the PAL_est. values from the present study with limited accuracy with a recommendation based on precise PAL values given by the WHO

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