Variable

Muslim

Non-Muslim

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

Smokers (% current smokers)

42

13

10.491

0.001

Alcohol Consumption (% not tee-total)

1

89

85.711

0.000

General Health (% good/very good)

82

88

0.591

0.44

Marital Status (% single)

39

88

24.691

0.000

Employment (% in paid employment)

43

43

0.0031

0.96