Table 1 Characteristics of the subjects. The data are expressed as the means (± SD).
Sedentary Active
Age (years) 22.8 (1.9) 21.6 (3.0)
Height (m) 1.59 (.06) 162.9 (6.8)
Weight (kg) 50.8 (6.7) 54.5 (7.5)
Body mass index (kg·m-2) 20.0 (2.0) 20.5 (1.9)
Body fat (%) 23.6 (5.9) 21.8 (2.0)
Total energy expenditure (kJ·day-1) 7451 (793) 8749 (842)**
Moving-related energy expenditure (kJ·day-1) 1115 (379) 1970 (640)**
Step count (steps·day-1) 10890 (2950) 14961 (4188)*
p < 0.05, p < 0.01