Table 3

Amount of moderate-to-vigorous and vigorous physical activity during workdays and days off based on weight status

 MenWomen
n (men/women)Workdays
(min/day)
Days off
(min/day)
p Value*Workdays
(min/day)
Days off
(min/day)
p Value*
MVPA1 min
 Normal weight1495/2792Mean (SD)60.1 (53.5)†74.0 (67.4)†<0.00144.5 (39.6)†46.4 (46.7)†0.99
Median48.0†58.5†35.5†35.0†
 Overweight2067/1627Mean (SD)49.4 (46.2)†60.0 (56.4)†<0.00124.5 (30.1)†25.2 (33.0)†0.60
Median38.0†46.0†16.0†12.0†
 Obese659/914Mean (SD)39.6 (43.5)†42.9 (52.0)†0.1813.9 (21.3)†12.6 (21.8)†0.001
median29.0†26.0†4.8†2.0†
VPA1 min
 Normal weight1495/2792Mean (SD)13.2 (17.3)†18.2 (27.4)†<0.0018.4 (13.8)†10.0 (19.2)†0.65
Media n5.5†4.0†1.0†0.0†
 Overweight2067/1627Mean (SD)9.6 (15.5)†12.6 (22.3)†<0.0012.5 (7.9)†2.6 (9.1)†0.44
median1.5†1.0†0.0†0.0†
 Obese659/914Mean (SD)5.0 (11.3)†6.1 (16.3)†0.970.6 (3.1)†0.5 (3.5)†0.07
Median0.0†0.0†0.0†0.0†
  • Normal weight=18.5 to <25 kg/m2; overweight=25 to <30 kg/m2; obese=30–40 kg/m2.

  • *For the difference between workdays and days off by Wilcoxon two-sample paired signed rank test.

  • †p<0.001 for the difference between body mass index groups by Kruskal-Wallis test.

  • MVPA1 min, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (≥3 metabolic equivalents (METs)) calculated from single 1 min bouts throughout the measurement period.

  • VPA1 min, vigorous physical activity (≥6 METs) calculated from single 1 min bouts throughout the measurement period.