MET-values of standardised activities in relation to body fat: studies in pregnant and non-pregnant women

Nutrition & Metabolism

Table 4 MET-values^a (y) regressed on total body fat (%) (x) for non-pregnant women (n = 22) when performing standardised activities^b

Equation no	Activity	Slope	Intercept	r	p
1.	Sitting	− 0.0077	1.489	−0.59	0.004
2.	Cycling, 30 watts	−0.0162	3.963	−0.52	0.014
3.	Cycling, 60 watts	−0.0246	5.725	−0.44	0.042
4.	Walking, 3.2 km/h	0.0225	2.795	0.54	0.009
5.	Walking, 5.6 km/h	0.0393	4.261	0.56	0.006
6.	Running, 8 km/h^c	0.0682	8.222	0.53	0.015

MET Metabolic equivalent of task; ^a Energy expenditure of a woman when performing a specific activity divided by her basal metabolic rate as described in subjects and methods; ^b Values given are slopes and intercepts of the regression line and correlation coefficients (r) with their p-values; ^c (n = 21)