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Table 1 Physical activity and sedentary behaviours among medical students

From: Results from the Medical School Physical Activity Report Card (MSPARC) for a Thai Medical School: a mixed methods study

 

PA (≥ 150 min/week of MVPA) n (%)

SB (≥ 8 h/day of sedentary time) n (%)

Total (n = 279)

138 (49.5)

200 (71.7)

 Male (n = 102)

63 (61.8)

67 (65.7)

 Female (n = 177)

75 (42.4)

133 (75.1)

Preclinical students (n = 141)

82 (58.2)

124 (87.9)

 Male (n = 55)

40 (72.7)

46 (83.6)

 Female (n = 86)

42 (48.8)

78 (90.7)

Clinical students (n = 138)

56 (40.6)

76 (55.1)

 Male (n = 47)

23 (48.9)

21 (44.7)

 Female (n = 91)

33 (36.3)

55 (60.4)

  1. MVPA moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity, PA physical activity, SB sedentary behaviours