Seasonal Variations in Physical Activity Domains among Rural and Urban Bangladeshis Using a Culturally Relevant Past Year Physical Activity Questionnaire (PYPAQ)
Table 2
Descriptive statistics of total and domain-specific physical activity derived from the past year physical activity questionnaire (PYPAQ) in MET-min/week averaged over 12 months.
PYPAQ domains MET-min/week
Total (n = 162)
Rural residents (n = 97)
Urban residents (n = 65)
Male (n = 74)
Female (n = 88)
Median (Q1; Q3)
Median (Q1; Q3)
Median (Q1; Q3)
Median (Q1; Q3)
Median (Q1; Q3)
Occupation
Moderate PA
1426.6 (502.10; 2403.69)
1615.8 (1090.10; 2641.79)
426.7 (0; 2326.34)
<0.001
1921.73 (502.10; 2858.65)
1278.75 (461.97; 2283.14
0.036
Vigorous PA
14.4 (0; 114.73)
78.5 (36.92; 224.42)
0 (0; 0)
<0.001
14.06 (0; 150.00)
21.92 (0; 110.77)
0.60
Household
Moderate PA
1442.5 (682.00; 2180.32)
1857.6 (1296.17; 2505.94)
643.0 (348.46; 1379.60)
<0.001
937.36 (486.94; 1486.45)
1998.02 (1252.99; 2645.97)
<0.001
Vigorous PA
7.8 (0; 105.14)
23.4 (2.16; 166.15)
0 (0; 15.14)
<0.001
2.16 (0; 11.68)
34.61 (0; 186.92)
<0.001
Gardening
Moderate PA
4.9 (0; 19.80)
12.3 (3.42; 24.57)
0 (0; 0.22)
<0.001
2.85 (0; 13.77)
5.92 (0; 23.65)
0.388
Travel
Moderate PA
508.0 (314.48; 720.46)
562.1 (402.23; 802.85)
278.1 (134.08; 562.15)
<0.001
562.15 (343.62; 783.92)
458.31 (281.08; 644.13)
0.159
Vigorous PA
235.1 (22.50; 657.26)
476.0 (265.56; 914.46)
13.8 (0; 71.59)
<0.001
504.52 (21.65; 1123.27)
168.68 (22.50; 366.92)
0.001
Leisure
Moderate PA
169.6 (56.54; 339.23)
339.2 (169.62; 339.23)
36.3 (0; 113.08)
<0.001
181.15 (102.12; 339.23)
169.62 (2.39; 254.42)
0.005
Vigorous PA
0 (0; 161.54)
6.5 (0; 339.23)
0 (0; 3.04)
<0.001
179.55 (1.08; 592.75)
0 (0; 0)
<0.001
PYPAQ—total MVPA
4753.4 (2977.49; 6382.29)
5914.5 (4647.88; 7161.45)
2373.4 (1080.60; 4217.88)
<0.001
4602.04 (2670.44; 7056.11)
4825.58 (3135.58; 6173.83)
0.541
Results are expressed as median (Q1; Q3); Mann–Whitney U test was performed for group difference.
