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• energy expenditure of vigorous-intensity physical activity—EEVPA, energy
expenditure of moderate-intensity physical activity—EEMPA, energy expenditure of light-intensity physical activity—EELPA;
• energy expenditure of total physical activity—EEPA.
On the basis of the above indicators, the respondents were classified into the
following categories of different levels of habitual physical activity:
1. High physical activity level—respondents meeting at least one of two criteria:
– 3 or more days of vigorous intensity activity, at least 1500 MET-min/week in total,
– 7 days or more of any combination of physical activity (of light, moderate, and
vigorous intensity) exceeding 3000 MET-min/week.
2. Moderate physical activity level—respondents meeting one of three criteria:
– 3 or more days of vigorous activity lasting not less than 20 min per day,
– 5 or more days of moderate or light intensity activities for no less than 30 min per
day,
– 5 days or more of any combination of low, moderate, or vigorous physical
activities.
3. Low physical activity level—respondents declaring nophysical activity or not
meeting the moderate or high-level criteria (Biernat et al. 2007).
The obtained numerical data have been ordered and subjected to statistical analysis. The following descriptive statistics were determined: frequency (f) and percent
(p) for qualitative variables, and median (Me) and quartile deviation (QD) for quantitative variables. The range of differences between the physical activity of women
and men was assessed with the Mann–Whitney U test, which tested the null hypothesis (H0) that the mean ranks of the physical activity indicators considered are equal
in the groups of women and men against the alternative hypothesis (H1) that they
are not equal. The relationship between the level of physical activity and gender
was assessed using multivariate logistic regression analysis, which verified the null
hypothesis (H0) that gender is not a determinant of the level of physical activity,
against the alternative hypothesis (H1) that gender determines the level of physical activity. The statistical significance level was set at α = 0.05. All statistical
calculations were made using the IBM SPSS Statistics 26 software package (IBM
Corporation, Armonk, NY, USA).
3 Results
The mean frequency of vigorous, moderate and light intensity physical activity was
similar for both sexes at 3.0 ± 1.0 day/week for VPA, 3.0 ± 1.5 day/week for MPA,
and 5.0 ± 0.5 day/week for LPA, respectively. A similar trend was found with regard
D. Puciato and M. Rozpara
• energy expenditure of vigorous-intensity physical activity—EEVPA, energy
expenditure of moderate-intensity physical activity—EEMPA, energy expenditure of light-intensity physical activity—EELPA;
• energy expenditure of total physical activity—EEPA.
On the basis of the above indicators, the respondents were classified into the
following categories of different levels of habitual physical activity:
1. High physical activity level—respondents meeting at least one of two criteria:
– 3 or more days of vigorous intensity activity, at least 1500 MET-min/week in total,
– 7 days or more of any combination of physical activity (of light, moderate, and
vigorous intensity) exceeding 3000 MET-min/week.
2. Moderate physical activity level—respondents meeting one of three criteria:
– 3 or more days of vigorous activity lasting not less than 20 min per day,
– 5 or more days of moderate or light intensity activities for no less than 30 min per
day,
– 5 days or more of any combination of low, moderate, or vigorous physical
activities.
3. Low physical activity level—respondents declaring nophysical activity or not
meeting the moderate or high-level criteria (Biernat et al. 2007).
The obtained numerical data have been ordered and subjected to statistical analysis. The following descriptive statistics were determined: frequency (f) and percent
(p) for qualitative variables, and median (Me) and quartile deviation (QD) for quantitative variables. The range of differences between the physical activity of women
and men was assessed with the Mann–Whitney U test, which tested the null hypothesis (H0) that the mean ranks of the physical activity indicators considered are equal
in the groups of women and men against the alternative hypothesis (H1) that they
are not equal. The relationship between the level of physical activity and gender
was assessed using multivariate logistic regression analysis, which verified the null
hypothesis (H0) that gender is not a determinant of the level of physical activity,
against the alternative hypothesis (H1) that gender determines the level of physical activity. The statistical significance level was set at α = 0.05. All statistical
calculations were made using the IBM SPSS Statistics 26 software package (IBM
Corporation, Armonk, NY, USA).
3 Results
The mean frequency of vigorous, moderate and light intensity physical activity was
similar for both sexes at 3.0 ± 1.0 day/week for VPA, 3.0 ± 1.5 day/week for MPA,
and 5.0 ± 0.5 day/week for LPA, respectively. A similar trend was found with regard