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Table 7 Physical activity (PA) assessed with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire – Short Form (IPAQ-S)

From: Dietary and lifestyle behavior in adults with epilepsy needs improvement: a case-control study from northeastern Poland

Parameter IPAQ-S

Study Group

Mean ± SD

Healthy Control

Mean ± SD

P value

Vigorous physical activities (days per week)

1.12 ± 2.02

1.77 ± 2.02

0.009

Moderate physical activities (days per week)

1.78 ± 2.65

2.33 ± 2.38

0.010

Walk for at least 10 min at a time (days per week)

5.40 ± 2.27

5.89 ± 2.03

0.103

Time spent walking (minutes per day)

104.1 ± 135.9

136.4 ± 145.7

0.025

Time spent sitting (hours per day)

6.88 ± 2.70

5.67 ± 3.03

0.022

Level of PA (MET-min/week)

4038 ± 6126

5801 ± 7222

0.139

  1. SD standard deviation, MET metabolic equivalents of task