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Table 2 Physical activity levels according to mammographic features

From: WHO-recommended levels of physical activity in relation to mammographic breast density, mammographic tumor appearance, and mode of detection of breast cancer

  

All women

MBD

MA

MoD

 

MET-value

Total activity

Low

High

Spiculated

Non-spiculated

Screening

Clinical

  

n (%)

min/week

(n = 690)

(n = 357)

(n = 416)

(n = 593)

(n = 555)

(n = 549)

Physical activities

        

Moderate

3.0–6.0

1076 (96)

315 (180–487)

300 (165–490)

329 (196–485)

298 (173–469)

330 (180–493)

300 (167–467)

330 (190–506)

Vigorous

> 6.0

816 (73)

53 (28–90)

52 (25–86)

55 (30–104)

50 (25–90)

51 (28–90)

51 (25–90)

56 (30–90)

All

 

1090 (100)

353 (218–555)

343 (210–535)

370 (240–568)

336 (218–534)

358 (219–560)

343 (214–532)

370 (225–568)

Moderate intensity

        

Gardening

3.8

467 (42)

75 (35–143)

75 (45–147)

60 (30–135)

68 (30–125)

75 (38–149)

68 (30–121)

90 (45–151)

Cycling

4.0

700 (63)

108 (49–190)

100 (45–195)

120 (60–189)

100 (45–195)

120 (56–198)

100 (50–188)

120 (45–190)

Table tennis

4.0

3 (< 1)

40 (25–45)*

45 (45–45)

33 (25–40)*

25 (25–25)

43 (40–45)*

40 (25–45)

-

Walking

4.0

972 (87)

154 (76–270)

160 (75–288)

146 (83–238)

145 (75–237)

175 (83–300)

135 (71–254)

180 (90–295)

Golf

4.8

66 (6)

299 (131–480)

300 (136–488)

240 (122–409)

180 (90–480)

343 (141–491)

269 (136–446)

300 (130–480)

Digging

5.0

182 (16)

30 (15–63)

30 (15–67)

23 (8–60)

30 (14–45)

34 (15–71)

30 (14–60)

30 (15–69)

Badminton

5.5

21 (2)

30 (10–45)

19 (8–54)

23 (9–45)

23 (8–38)

30 (10–60)

15 (8–30)

34 (11–56)

Ballroom dancing

5.5

101 (9)

60 (30–161)

60 (24–143)

120 (60–180)

60 (30–120)

90 (24–171)

60 (23–120)

73 (30–180)

Folk dancing

5.5

36 (3)

90 (49–130)

90 (35–135)

90 (70–90)

100 (83–152)

90 (38–101)

90 (56–111)

90 (15–141)

Grass cutting

5.5

196 (18)

21 (11–30)

20 (11–30)

23 (11–30)

15 (11–30)

23 (15–45)

20 (10–30)

23 (11–30)

Vigorous intensity

        

Soccer

7.0

1 (< 1)

15 (15–15)

-

15 (15–15)

-

-

-

15 (15–15)

Swimming

7.0

259 (23)

30 (15–56)

30 (15–50)

30 (13–53)

30 (15–52)

34 (15–60)

30 (15–53)

30 (15–60)

Keep-fit exercise/ aerobics

7.3

288 (26)

45 (34–75)

45 (34–75)

45 (30–68)

45 (34–75)

45 (30–71)

45 (30–83)

45 (34–69)

Tennis

7.3

12 (1)

54 (24–75)

49 (30–75)

68 (17–101)

38 (14–88)

60 (26–75)

54 (32–75)

45 (19–73)

Jogging

8.0

79 (7)

30 (15–69)

30 (23–75)

30 (15–68)

30 (17–60)

30 (15–75)

30 (16–74)

30 (15–64)

Walking stairs

8.0

640 (57)

30 (15–45)

30 (15–50)

28 (15–44)

30 (15–45)

30 (15–50)

29 (15–45)

30 (15–50)

Orienteering

9.0

2 (< 1)

53 (45–60)*

-

53 (45–60)*

-

60 (60–60)

45 (45–45)

60 (60–60)

  1. Activity levels shown as median values of activity min/week (IQR) or (minimum-maximum)*
  2. MET: metabolic equivalent of task, MBD: mammographic breast density, MA: mammographic tumor appearance, MoD: mode of detection