| Table 2. Comparison of physical activity levels between women with PCOS and healthy controls. | ||||
| Physical activity levels | PCOS (n=90) | Healthy Controls (n=270) |
Total | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of workout | ||||
| No exercise | 40 (44.44%) | 50 (18.52%) | 90 (25%) | <.0001* |
| Walking | 32 (35.56%) | 94 (34.81%) | 126 (35%) | |
| Swimming | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.37%) | 1 (0.28%) | |
| Cycling | 2 (2.22%) | 16 (5.93%) | 18 (5%) | |
| Gym | 8 (8.89%) | 73 (27.04%) | 81 (22.50%) | |
| Others | 8 (8.89%) | 36 (13.33%) | 44 (12.22%) | |
| Preferred mode | ||||
| Car | 69 (76.67%) | 67 (24.81%) | 136 (37.78%) | <.0001† |
| Walking | 21 (23.33%) | 203 (75.19%) | 224 (62.22%) | |
| Physical activity (hours/day) | 0 (0-0.5) | 0.75 (0-1) | 0.5 (0-1) | <.0001‡ |
| Sitting time (hours) | 17 (16-18) | 16 (15-18) | 17 (15-18) | 0.111‡ |
| Sleeping time (hours) | 7 (6-8) | 7 (6-8) | 7 (6-8) | 0.31‡ |
| Screen time (hours) | 7 (6-8) | 1 (0-1) | 1 (0-2.25) | <.0001‡ |
‡ Mann Whitney test, * Fisher's exact test, † Chi-square test.