| Categorical PA level | Sub-type | IPAQ categorical PA level criteria | Percentage | ||
| Males | Females | All | |||
| 1) Low | 1.1 | No activity is reported | 7.8%a | 8.7%b | 8.3% [0] |
| 1.2 | Some activity is reported but not enough to meet moderate or high categories | 19.3%a | 22.3%b | 21.1% {500} [105] | |
| 2) Moderate | 2.1 | 3 or more days of vigorous activity of at least 20 minutes per day | 6.4%a | 3.7%b | 4.8% {640} [31] |
| 2.2 | 5 or more days of moderate-intensity activity and/or walking of at least 30 minutes per day | 22.4%a | 31.9%b | 28% {1200} [336] | |
| 2.3 | 5 or more days of any combination of walking, moderate-intensity or vigorous-intensity activities achieving a minimum of at least 600 MET-minutes /week | 5.5%a | 3.1%b | 4.1% {1440} [59] | |
| 3) High | 3.1 | Vigorous-intensity activity on at least 3 days and accumulating at least 1500 MET-minutes/week | 26.4%a | 11.3%b | 17.5% {1500} [263] |
| 3.2 | Any combination of walking, moderate- or vigorous-intensity activities accumulating at least 1500 MET-minutes/week | 12.2%a | 19.1%b | 16.2% {3000} [486] | |