Research Article
Low Levels of Usual Physical Activity Are Associated with Higher 24 h Blood Pressure in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Frequency of active individuals based on IPAQ results (≥150 min/week) stratified by step count tertiles.
| | Domains of physical activity | Tertiles (steps/day) | | | 1st (<4873) | 2nd (4873–7113) | 3rd (≥7114) | | | |
| | Occupational | 12 (24) | 11 (22) | 20 (39) | 0.090 | | Transportation | 13 (26) | 17 (34) | 24 (47) | 0.028 | | Household | 33 (66) | 32 (64) | 30 (59) | 0.456 | | Leisure time | 9 (18) | 11 (22) | 19 (37) | 0.027 | | Transportation + leisure time | 23 (46) | 25 (50) | 32 (63) | 0.092 | | Total walking | 27 (54) | 24 (48) | 36 (71) | 0.091 | | Total physical activity | 44 (88) | 43 (86) | 49 (96) | 0.174 |
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Chi-square test for linear trends. Variables are expressed as absolute (n) and relative frequencies (%).
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