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Physical activity was defined as any type of leisure time exercise or occupational activity, at least 1/week during the past year, and was gradated in qualitative terms such as light (expended calories < 4 Kcal/ min, i.e. walking slowly, cycling stationary, light stretching etc.), moderate (expanded calories 4-7 Kcal/ min, i.e. walking briskly, cycling outdoor, swimming moderate effort etc.) and vigorous (expanded calories >7 Kcal/ min, i.e. walking briskly uphill, long distance running, cycling fast or racing, swimming fast crawl etc.) [ 20 ] . The rest of the subjects were defined as physically inactive.
Intensity was gradated in qualitative terms such as: light (expended calories < 4 Kcal/ min, i.e. walking slowly, cycling stationary, light stretching etc.), moderate (expended calories 4-7 Kcal/ min, i.e. walking briskly, cycling outdoor, swimming moderate effort etc.) and high (expended calories >7 Kcal/ min, i.e. walking briskly uphill, long distance running, cycling fast or racing, swimming fast crawl etc.).