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Assessment of physical activity and energy expenditure in epidemiological research of chronic diseases

Lagerros, Ylva Trolle, Lagiou, Pagona·2007·European Journal of Epidemiology
DOI 10.1007/s10654-007-9154-x
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Physical inactivity has emerged as an important risk factor for a number of diseases, but the typically crude exposure assessments in epidemiological studies, with entailing variation in measurement accuracy, may be a source of heterogeneity contributing to inconsistent results among studies. Consequently, the choice of method for the assessment of physical activity in epidemiological studies is important. Good methods increase our chances of avoiding misclassification and may enhance our understanding of the association between physical activity and health. Since physical activity is also a potential confounder of other lifestyle-health relationships, good methods may enhance our ability to control for confounding. But despite a steadily increasing selection of methods to choose from, no method is suitable for every situation and every population. Although the questionnaire is the most widely used method in epidemiological studies, and laboratory methods are mainly used for validation purposes, improved technology may change our ways of assessing physical activity in the future. This paper describes different methods to measure physical activity and energy expenditure from the epidemiological perspective, and attempts to address the concepts related to the measurement of physical activity.

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  1. IARC. IARC handbooks of cancer prevention: weight control and physical activity. Lyon: IARC Press; 2002.
  2. Ekelund U. Assessment of physical activity and energy expenditure in adolescents [Dissertation]. The Department of Medical Nutrition. Stockholm: Karolinska Institutet; 2002.

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Authors
Lagerros, Y. T., & Lagiou, P.
Affiliations
Karolinska Institutet (SE)
Corresponding author
Lagerros, Ylva Trolle
ORCID
Lagerros, Ylva Trolle
Venue
European Journal of Epidemiology
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2007-06
Volume
22
Issue
6
Pages
353-362
ISSN
  • 0393-2990 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-7284
DOI
10.1007/s10654-007-9154-x
OpenAlex
W2025365257
Cited by
178
References
85
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.33
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • European Journal of Epidemiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods in Epidemiology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
Keywords
physical activity measurement, energy expenditure, physical inactivity, chronic disease risk factors, measurement accuracy, misclassification, confounding, questionnaire method, laboratory measurements
MeSH terms
Chronic Disease, Data Collection, Energy Metabolism, Humans, Physical Fitness, Surveys and Questionnaires, Research Design, Reproducibility of Results, Exercise, Epidemiologic Studies

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