Measurement of public health benefits of physical activity: validity and reliability study of the international physical activity questionnaire in Hungary

Table 1 Sample characteristics (n = 120)

	TOTAL		MALE		FEMALE		P^a
N	120		56		64
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Age (Years)	21.529	1.751	21.709	1.941	21.375	1.569	0.470
BMI (kg/m²)	23.746	3.813	23.994	2.692	23.527	4.594	0.158
Body fat (%)	27.209	12.054	21.864	14.246	31.930	6.971	*< 0.001**
Muscle (%)	34.004	6.650	39.943	4.244	28.758	2.899	< 0.001*
Visceral fat (%)	4.770	2.431	5.623	2.513	4.017	2.103	< 0.001*
Hip circumference (cm)	100.159	9.089	102.000	7.925	98.533	9.785	0.043*
Waist circumference (cm)	78.816	13.404	85.151	8.254	73.311	14.597	< 0.001*
Exercise regularly (n, %)^b	63	52.500	39	69.643	24	37.500	0.071
Good/Very good SRH (n, %)^c	81	67.500	39	69.643	42	65.625	0.393

Sample characteristics in the validation study of the Hungarian version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaires long form (IPAQ-HL).
^apresents mean intergroup differences between the genders, *p < 0.05
^bself-report sporting activity at least three times weekly
^c good or very good self-rated health

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