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Validation of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Among Blacks

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Wolin, Kathleen Y., Heil, Daniel P., Askew, Sandy, Matthews, Charles E., Bennett, Gary G.·2008·Journal of Physical Activity and Health

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Background: The International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-S) has been evaluated against accelerometer-determined physical activity measures in small homogenous samples of adults in the United States. There is limited information about the validity of the IPAQ-S in diverse US samples. Methods: 142 Blacks residing in low-income housing completed the IPAQ-S and wore an accelerometer for up to 6 days. Both 1- and 10-minute accelerometer bouts were used to define time spent in light, moderate, and vigorous physical activity. Results: We found fair agreement between the IPAQ-S and accelerometer-determined physical activity ( r = .26 for 10-minute bout, r = .36 for 1-minute bout). Correlations were higher among men than women. When we classified participants as meeting physical activity recommendations, agreement was low (kappa = .04, 10-minute; kappa = .21, 1-minute); only 25% of individuals were classified the same by both instruments (10-minute bout). Conclusions: In one of the few studies to assess the validity of a self-reported physical activity measure among Blacks, we found moderate correlations with accelerometer data, though correlations were weaker for women. Correlations were smaller when IPAQ-S data were compared using a 10- versus a 1-minute bout definition. There was limited evidence for agreement between the instruments when classifying participants as meeting physical activity recommendations.

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Authors
Wolin, K. Y., Heil, D. P., Askew, S., Matthews, C. E., & Bennett, G. G.
Affiliations
  • Washington University in St. Louis (US)
  • Montana State University (US)
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (US)
  • Vanderbilt University (US)
  • Harvard University (US)
Venue
Journal of Physical Activity and Health
Published
2008-09
Volume
5
Issue
5
Pages
746-760
ISSN
  • 1543-3080 (ISSN-L)
  • 1543-5474
OpenAlex
W2123621471
Cited by
177
References
34
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Journal of Physical Activity and Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Digital Commons@Becker (Washington University School of Medicine) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center
  • National Institutes of Health (5r25ca100600-05)
  • National Cancer Institute (R25-CA100600, R01CA098864)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
Keywords
IPAQ-SF, self-reported physical activity, accelerometer validation, Black people, low-income housing, sex differences, physical activity guidelines, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Black or African American, Boston, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Exercise, Monitoring, Ambulatory, Internationality, Young Adult

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