Table 3: Physical activity and anthropometric profile of participants by gender.
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Males (n = 134) 2n (%) |
Females (n = 166) n (%) |
Total (N = 300) N (%) |
p-value1 |
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Physical Activity |
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Low Moderate High
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54 (40.3) 42 (31.3) 38 (28.4) |
95 (57.2) 57 (34.3) 14 (8.4) |
149 (49.7) 99 (33.0) 52 (17.3) |
0.06 |
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BMI (Kg/m2) (Mean ± SD)3 ˂ 18.5 18.5-24.9 25-29.9 > 30 |
22.4 ± 3.7 21 (15.7) 85 (63.4) 23 (17.2) 5 (3.7) |
23.8 ± 4.7 14 (8.4) 92 (55.4) 47 (28.3) 13 (7.8) |
23.2 ± 4.3 35 (11.7) 177 (59.0) 70 (23.3) 18 (6.0) |
< 0.01** |
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WC (cm) (Mean ± SD) ˂ 60 60-87 88-104 > 104 |
77.8 ± 10.6 1 (0.7) 112 (83.6) 18 (13.4) 3 (2.2) |
84.3 ± 11.1 0 (0.0) 107 (64.5) 52 (31.3) 7 (4.2) |
81.4 ± 11.4. 1 (0.3) 219 (73.0) 70 (23.3) 10 (3.3) |
< 0.01** |
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WC: Waist Circumference; BMI: Body Mass Index, SD: Standard Deviation, 1Significance based on independent T-test for continuous variables and chi-square test for categorical variables; 2proportions; 3Mean ± standard deviation; **p-values significant at < 0.05.