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 activity | Males | Females | | Total 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) |
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