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N | Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | t | p | |
Age (years) | 72 | 31.86 | 7.02 | 40 | 26.68 | 10.09 | 3.19 | 0.002 |
Height (m) | 72 | 1.67 | 0.06 | 40 | 1.77 | 0.08 | 7.11 | 0.000 |
Mass (kg) | 72 | 69.36 | 13.30 | 40 | 75.86 | 10.89 | 2.65 | 0.009 |
BMI (kg∙m−2) | 72 | 24.74 | 4.27 | 40 | 24.33 | 3.21 | 0.53 | 0.60 |
Moderate Exercise Time (hrs/week) | 68 | 6.65 | 1.81 | 40 | 7.14 | 1.97 | 1.30 | 0.20 |
Strenuous Exercise Time (hrs/week) | 70 | 1.06 | 1.26 | 40 | 2.65 | 1.57 | 5.81 | 0.000 |
Competitive Exercise Time (hrs/week) | 70 | 0.64 | 1.05 | 40 | 1.84 | 1.45 | 5.01 | 0.000 |
Vigorous Exercise Time (hrs/week) | 72 | 1.65 | 1.81 | 40 | 4.49 | 2.42 | 6.63 | 0.000 |
Total Exercise Time (hrs/week) | 68 | 8.26 | 2.99 | 40 | 11.63 | 3.05 | 5.61 | 0.000 |
VO2max (ml∙kg−1∙min−1) | 68 | 41.1 | 11.4 | 39 | 55.3 | 14.9 | 5.54 | 0.000 0.000 |
VO2max (1∙min−1) | 68 | 2.78 | 6.36 | 39 | 4.13 | 1.04 | 0.008 | |
% body fat | 72 | 20.96 | 5.76 | 40 | 17.80 | 6.47 | 2.66 | 0.009 |
Leg strength (N) | 66 | 369 | 105 | 40 | 544 | 139 | 7.34 | 0.000 |
Grip strength (N) | 72 | 442 | 70 | 40 | 453 | 86 | 7.75 | 0.46 |
| Muslim | Non-Muslim | χ2 | p |
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Smokers (% current smokers) |
| 42 | 13 |
| 10.491 | 0.001 |
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Alcohol Consumption (% not tee-total) |
| 1 | 89 |
| 85.711 | 0.000 |
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General Health (% good/very good) |
| 82 | 88 |
| 0.591 | 0.44 |
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Marital Status (% single) |
| 39 | 88 |
| 24.691 | 0.000 |
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Employment (% in paid employment) |
| 43 | 43 |
| 0.0031 | 0.96 |
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