Physical Activity Patterns and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome in Middle-Aged and Elderly Northern Chinese Adults

Table 2

The physical activity levels in different domains of the participants grouped by different factors.

Variables	Total (MET h/wk)	Working (MET h/wk)	Transportation (MET h/wk)	LTPA (MET h/wk)
Total	62.49	30.80	18.87	12.82
Sex
Male	61.06	29.22	17.85	13.99
Female	63.78	32.21	19.80	11.77
Age
40–49	67.88	31.45	19.89	16.54
50–59	67.19	35.04	21.52	10.65
60–69	52.36	25.85	15.20	11.32
70+	51.02	21.96	13.19	15.87
BMI
−24	66.49	36.17	18.84	11.49
24–28	58.34	25.61	18.73	14.00
28+	63.42	31.24	19.24	12.93
WC
Female < 85	67.63	35.46	18.09	14.08
Male < 90
Female ≥ 85	58.87	27.51	19.44	11.93
Male ≥ 90
Education
Illiteracy	71.03	37.60	20.03	13.40
Primary school	67.90	41.45	14.67	11.77
Junior high school	80.23	44.65	22.08	13.50
Senior high school	47.68	16.96	18.46	12.26
College or above	33.88	0.64	19.28	14.02

MET: metabolic equivalent task; WC: waist circumference; BMI: body mass index; LTPA: leisure time physical activity.