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Table 3 Mann–Whitney comparing co-morbidity among the participants in the exercising and non-exercising group

From: Positive impacts of leisure-time physical activity on cardiorespiratory fitness, co-morbidity level, cardiovascular health and quality of life among midlife adults: a cross-sectional study of a Nigerian population

Co-morbidity

LTPA (n = 87)

Non-LTPA (n = 87)

Z-value

p value

Mean rank

Mean rank

Heart diseases

83.87

91.13

 − 1.52

0.13

Hypertension

79.00

96.00

 − 2.52

0.01*

Diabetes

82.61

92.39

 − 1.83

0.07

Mental disorder

86.49

88.51

 − 1.02

0.31

  1. LTPA leisure-time physical activity, n no of participants
  2. *Statistical significance
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BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation

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