Table 1 Demographic data, activity thermogenesis and patterns of physical activity
Obesity | P | Depression | P | Replacement therapy with levothyroxine | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
II° (n = 9) | III° (n = 41) | No (n = 32) | Yes (n = 18) | No (n = 35) | Yes (n = 15) | ||||
Demographic data: | |||||||||
Age, mean years (±SD) | 46 ± 16 | 42 ± 11 | Ns | 41 ± 13 | 46 ± 9 | Ns | 42 ± 11 | 43 ± 14 | Ns |
BMI, mean kg/m2 (±SD) | 38 ± 1 | 48 ± 6 | * | 46 ± 6 | 46 ± 7 | Ns | 46 ± 6 | 46 ± 8 | Ns |
Activity thermogenesis: | |||||||||
NEAT/kg, mean kcal/d (± SD) | 8.3 ± 3.1 | 4.9 ± 2.4 | * | 5.3 ± 2.2 | 5.7 ± 3.7 | Ns | 5.6 ± 3.0 | 5.3 ± 2.3 | Ns |
EAT/kg, median kcal/d (quartiles) | 1.3 (0.7/2.4) | 0.4 (0.1/1.3) | Ns | 0.8 (0.3/1.4) | 0.3 (0.0/2.1) | Ns | 0.5 (0.1/1.4) | 0.4 (0.0/2.2) | Ns |
Physical activity: | |||||||||
Steps/d, mean (± SD) | 7750 ± 2153 | 5867 ± 2688 | Ns | 6023 ± 2459 | 6532 ± 3085 | Ns | 6275 ± 2712 | 6044 ± 2695 | Ns |
MET, mean (± SD) | 1.23 ± 0.16 | 1.03 ± 0.16 | * | 1.09 ± 0.16 | 1.04 ± 0.20 | Ns | 1.08 ± 0.18 | 1.05 ± 0.17 | Ns |
Duration of EAT, median min/d (quartiles) | 15 (7/21) | 5 (1/13) | * | 8 (3/15) | 3 (0/17) | Ns | 5 (2/15) | 5 (0/20) | Ns |