Table 4 |
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| Characteristics by quintiles of total activity-related energy expenditure (METs/day) among controls in a case control study, Costa Rica, 1994 - 2004 | |||||
| Total activity-related energy expenditure (METs / day) | |||||
| Variables | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 |
| N | 348 | 387 | 429 | 422 | 413 |
| Age (Years) | 60 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 |
| Female (%) | 24 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 19 |
| Area of residence, %urban | 52 | 43 | 39 | 40 | 25 |
| Income (US$/mo) | 601 | 580 | 595 | 562 | 515 |
| Waist-to-hip ratio | 0.96 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.95 |
| Current smoker (%) | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 23 |
| Hypertension (%) | 33 | 32 | 29 | 34 | 24 |
| Diabetes (%) | 16 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 11 |
| Hypercholesterolemia (%) | 28 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 27 |
| Plasma Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 162 | 152 | 153 | 149 | 137 |
| Plasma HDL (mg/dl) | 50 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 51 |
| Saturated fat intake (mg/day) | 27 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 30 |
| Total calorie intake (kcal/day) | 2343 | 2442 | 2308 | 2463 | 2596 |
| TEEa in light indoor activities | 4.0 | 8.8 | 14.2 | 17.0 | 14.0 |
| TEE in light-moderate activities | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 13.2 |
| TEE in vigorous activities | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 6.5 |
| TEE in Sports | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
| TEE in Sleeping | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.5 |
a: TEE, total activity-related energy expenditure (METs per day).
Gong et al. BMC Public Health 2013 13:122 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-122
