Table 4: Physical activity and anthropometric profile of participants by setting.
|
Variables |
Rural (n = 120) 2n (%) |
Urban (n = 180) n (%) |
Total (N = 300) N (%) |
p -value1 |
|
Physical Activity |
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|
Low |
47 (39.2) |
102 (56.7) |
149 (49.7) |
< 0.01** |
|
Moderate |
45 (37.5) |
54 ( (30.0) |
99 (33.0) |
|
|
High |
28 ( (23.3) |
24 (13.3) |
52 (17.3) |
|
|
BMI (Kg/m2) |
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|
(Mean ± SD)3 |
22.09 ± 3.89 |
23.90 ± 4.46 |
23.2 ± 4.3 |
< 0.01** |
|
˂ 18.5 |
12 (10.0) |
23 (12.8) |
35 (11.7) |
|
|
18.5-24.9 |
88 (73.3) |
89 (49.4) |
177 (59.0) |
|
|
25-29.9 |
15 (12.5) |
55 (30.6) |
70 (23.3) |
|
|
> 30 |
5 (4.2) |
13 (7.2) |
18 (6.0) |
|
|
WC (cm) |
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|
(Mean ± SD) |
81.50 ± 10.51 |
81.30 ± 11.93 |
81.41 ± 11.40 |
0.88 |
|
˂ 60 |
0 (0.0) |
1 (0.3) |
1 (0.3) |
|
|
60 - 87 |
90 (75) |
129 (71.7) |
219 (73) |
|
|
88 - 104 |
26 (21.7) |
44 (24.4) |
70 (23.3) |
|
|
> 104 |
4 (3.3) |
6 (3.3) |
10 (3.3) |
|
BMI: Body Mass Index; WC: Waist Circumference, 1Significance based on Pearson’s chi-square for categorical variables and independent sample t-test for continuous variables, 2proportions; 3Mean ± SD indicates mean ± standard deviation; **p-values significant at p < 0.05.