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Table 4 Energy expended (MET*h/d) in activities of varying intensity among Guatemalan women, by residence1

From: Activities contributing to energy expenditure among Guatemalan adults

 

WOMEN (n = 985)

 

Rural (n = 684)

Urban (n = 301)

 

Mean

Median

25th , 75th

Mean

Median

25th , 75th

P2

Sleep

8.5

8.0

8.0, 9.0

8.3

8.0

7.5, 9.0

<0.01

Occupation

20.5

20.8

18.8, 22.6

19.2

19.7

17.0, 22.0

<0.01

    Light

20.2

20.6

19.7, 22.4

19.1

19.6

17.0, 21.9

<0.01

    Moderate/vigorous

0.3

0.0

0.0, 0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0, 0.0

0.5

Chores

1.5

0.8

0.5, 1.2

2.8

1.2

0.8, 2.6

<0.01

    Light

0.9

0.8

0.5, 1.1

1.2

1.1

0.7, 1.5

<0.01

    Moderate/vigorous

0.5

0.0

0.0, 0.0

1.5

0.0

0.0, 0.3

<0.01

Transportation

0.9

0.5

0.2, 1.1

1.1

0.7

0.3, 1.3

<0.01

    Riding car or bus

0.1

0.0

0.0, 0.0

0.3

0.0

0.0, 0.0

<0.01

    Walking or cycling

0.8

0.5

0.2, 1.0

0.8

0.6

0.3, 1.1

0.1

Sports/exercise3

0.1

0.0

0.0, 0.0

0.2

0.0

0.0, 0.0

0.02

Sedentary activities

2.9

2.4

1.7, 3.6

3.3

3.0

2.0, 4.3

0.03

Total

34.4

34.0

33.2, 34.9

34.7

34.5

33.5, 35.2

<0.01

  1. 1Values are mean, median, and 25th and 75th percentiles of MET*h/d expended in each activity
  2. 2Kruskal-Wallis test
  3. 3All sports or exercise reported by participants were of a vigorous intensity