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Table 4 Physical activity in underweight (UW), healthy-weight (HW), overweight (OW), and obese (OB) girls n = 78

From: A comparison of nutritional intake and daily physical activity of girls aged 8-11 years old in Makkah, Saudi Arabia according to weight status

 

UW

HW

OW

OB

n = 7

n = 42

n = 10

n = 19

Total energy expenditure (kcal / day)***

1501.8a ± 130.7 (1390-1768)

1602.9a ± 220.6 (1315-2421)

1725.4a,b ± 218.9 (1448-2157)

1908.7b ± 323.6 (1378-2779)

TEE/ body weight/d (kcal/kg/d)***

70.9a ± 8.3

56.4b ± 11.2

43.8c ± 7.27

37.8c ± 6.7

Minutes in sedentary PA >100 CPM

426.07 ± 138.99

442.33 ± 173.15

513.55 ± 186.37

466.44 ± 156.90

Minutes in light PA 101 - 2295 CPM*

335.64a ± 95.15

366.87b ± 98.36

392.57b ± 115.91

302.18a ± 98.74

Minutes in moderate PA 2296 - 4011 CPM

18.10 ± 11.21

17.26 ± 8.83

14.90 ± 7.91

16.22 ± 6.89

Minutes in vigorous PA 4012 - ∞ CPM

4.42 ± 6.31

3.65 ± 2.97

1.5 ± 1.2

2.26 ± 1.5

Minutes in moderate to vigorous PA <2296 CPM

22.53 ± 16.5 (4.5-53.5)

20.91 ± 11.2 (5-51.25)

18.6 ± 7.5 (6-28.50)

18.4 ± 7.7 (4.50-33.75)

Steps / day

6406 ± 2805.7 (3087-11,479)

6773 ± 1788 (3250-12,480)

6097 ± 2324.5 (2458-8726)

5969 ± 1786.6 (2322-8512)

  1. ***Significant difference (p < 0.001); *significant difference (p < 0.05)
  2. a,b,cTukey Post hoc test: means with the same letter indicate no significant difference. Any difference between two means carrying different letters is significant at 5%
  3. For light activity, there was a significant difference; the results of the post-hoc test showed the differences were between the obese group and healthy and underweight groups