Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of participants
Women (n: 181) | Men (n: 85) | Mann–Whitney’s U | p-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median | IQR | Mean±SD | Median | IQR | Mean±SD | |||
Age (years) | 41.5 | 39.2 -44.6 | 41.8 ±3.9 | 43.3 | 40.5 -46.5 | 43.5 ±4.3 | 22409.0 | 0.003 |
Height (cm) | 158.9 | 154.8 -162.9 | 158.8 ±5.3 | 171.0 | 167.7 -175.4 | 171.7 ±5.5 | 17090.0 | <0.001 |
Weight (kg) | 52.3 | 48.4 -56.5 | 52.7 ±6.4 | 68.0 | 62.0 -73.0 | 68.3 ±9.7 | 17732.5 | <0.001 |
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 20.5 | 19.0 -22.2 | 20.9 ±2.6 | 23.3 | 21.7 -24.7 | 23.2 ±3.1 | 20515.0 | <0.001 |
Weight status | (%) | (n) | (%) | (n) | Cramer’s V | |||
Obesity | 6.1 | 11 | 20.0 | 17 | 0.261 | <0.001 | ||
Normal weight | 79.6 | 144 | 74.1 | 63 | ||||
Underweight | 14.4 | 26 | 5.9 | 5 | ||||
Employment status | ||||||||
Housewife | 70 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0.427 | <0.001 | ||
Employed | 101 | 56 | 81 | 95 | ||||
Unanswered | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | ||||
Educational history | ||||||||
Junior high/high school | 25 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 0.237 | 0.001 | ||
Junior college | 59 | 33 | 9 | 11 | ||||
Universities/graduate school | 92 | 51 | 58 | 68 | ||||
Unanswered | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
GPAQ-J | ||||||||
Work | ||||||||
MPA (min/wk) | 60.0 | 0.0 -300.0 | 177.3 ±238.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 -0.0 | 28.8 ±59.4 | 8080.0 | <0.001 |
VPA (min/wk) | 0.0 | 0.0 -0.0 | 5.7 ±33.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 -0.0 | 0.4 ±3.3 | 10927.5 | 0.055 |
MVPA (min/wk) | 60.0 | 0.0 -300.0 | 183.0 ±245.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 -0.0 | 29.2 ±59.3 | 8092.0 | <0.001 |
Transport | ||||||||
MPA (min/wk) | 120.0 | 30.0 -217.5 | 145.1 ±130.7 | 75.0 | 0.0 -177.5 | 107.1 ±123.4 | 9776.0 | 0.007 |
Recreation | ||||||||
MPA (min/wk) | 0.0 | 0.0 -7.5 | 19.2 ±36.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 -35.0 | 30.6 ±61.0 | 23732.0 | 0.341 |
VPA (min/wk) | 0.0 | 0.0 -0.0 | 4.6 ±19.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 -0.0 | 15.1 ±45.9 | 23567.0 | 0.040 |
MVPA (min/wk) | 0.0 | 0.0 -45.0 | 23.8 ±41.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 -70.0 | 45.7 ±79.7 | 23488.0 | 0.156 |
Total MVPA (min/wk) | 270.0 | 130.0 -500.0 | 351.9 ±294.2 | 150.0 | 72.5 -285.0 | 181.9 ±153.9 | 8668.0 | <0.001 |
Sitting time (min/day) | 240.0 | 120.0 -360.0 | 261.7 ±174.1 | 360.0 | 240.0 -600.0 | 433.2 ±248.7 | 20944.5 | <0.001 |
Accelerometer | ||||||||
Ambulatory | ||||||||
MPA (min/day) | 29.0 | 20.0 -44.0 | 32.4 ±18.0 | 43.0 | 28.5 -56.5 | 43.2 ±19.9 | 21580.5 | <0.001 |
VPA (min/day) | 0.0 | 0.0 -1.5 | 1.5 ±3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 -2.0 | 2.6 ±5.2 | 24121.5 | 0.938 |
MVPA (min/day) | 30.0 | 20.5 -46.0 | 33.9 ±19.5 | 45.0 | 30.5 -58.5 | 45.8 ±21.7 | 21551.5 | <0.001 |
Non-ambulatory | ||||||||
MPA (min/day) | 33.0 | 23.0 -47.0 | 38.9 ±24.6 | 13.0 | 8.0 -23.5 | 17.8 ±14.1 | 6370.0 | <0.001 |
VPA (min/day) | 0.0 | 0.0 -0.0 | 0.0 ±0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 -0.0 | 0.0 ±0.2 | 24067.5 | 0.436 |
MVPA (min/day) | 33.0 | 23.0 -47.0 | 38.9 ±24.6 | 13.0 | 8.0 -23.5 | 17.8 ±14.1 | 6375.0 | <0.001 |
Total | ||||||||
MPA (min/day) | 65.0 | 51.0 -87.0 | 71.2 ±33.2 | 59.0 | 45.5 -73.5 | 60.9 ±23.0 | 10081.5 | 0.030 |
VPA (min/day) | 1.0 | 0.0 -2.0 | 1.5 ±3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 -2.0 | 2.6 ±5.2 | 23979.0 | 0.736 |
MVPA (min/day) | 66.0 | 51.5 -90.0 | 72.8 ±33.9 | 61.0 | 48.0 -77.5 | 63.6 ±24.4 | 10287.5 | 0.070 |
Bout MVPA (min/day) | 10.2 | 4.4 -19.5 | 7.1 ±5.3 | 17.1 | 5.5 -30.1 | 8.5 ±5.6 | 22756.0 | 0.016 |
Sedentary time (min/day) | 472.0 | 419.0 -534.0 | 476.9 ±89.2 | 584.0 | 505.5 -679.5 | 587.6 ±121.4 | 20036.0 | <0.001 |