Research Article

Comorbidities and Ethnocultural Factors Limit the Physical Activity of Rural Sri Lankan Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

Table 2

Physical activity levels among males and females.

Physical activityMalesFemalesTotal population

(1) Vigorous activity mean MET minutes/week (SD)2270 (4490)840 (2447)1245 (3221)
(2) Moderate activity mean MET minutes/week (SD)1290 (1650)1626 (2116)1531 (2000)
(3) Walking mean MET minutes/week (SD)1729 (2238)1556 (2133)1605 (2161)
(4) Total mean weekly MET minutes/week (SD)5290 (5532)4023 (4682)4381 (4962)
(5) Active group: 179 (45%)
Males: 59 (15%)
Females: 120 (30%)
8832 (5538)8133 (4718)8482 (4998)
(6) Minimally active: 135 (34%)
Males: 36 (9%)
Females: 99 (25%)
1982 (1357)1629 (758)1723 (962)
(7) Inactive: 86 (21%)
Males: 18 (5%)
Females: 68 (17%)
297 (245)256 (192)265 (204)