Validation of the long international physical activity questionnaire: Influence of age and language region

Validation of the long international physical activity questionnaire: Influence of age and language region

•We assessed the validity of the long IPAQ focusing on age and language differences.•The IPAQ showed moderate validity against accelerometers.•Correlations were highest for vigorous physical activity and for sitting time.•We observed only limited sex, age and regional differences regarding validity....

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Main Authors: Wanner, Miriam, Probst-Hensch, Nicole, Kriemler, Susi, Meier, Flurina, Autenrieth, Christine, Martin, Brian W.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4929234/
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spelling pubmed-49292342016-07-14 Validation of the long international physical activity questionnaire: Influence of age and language region Wanner, Miriam Probst-Hensch, Nicole Kriemler, Susi Meier, Flurina Autenrieth, Christine Martin, Brian W. Research paper •We assessed the validity of the long IPAQ focusing on age and language differences.•The IPAQ showed moderate validity against accelerometers.•Correlations were highest for vigorous physical activity and for sitting time.•We observed only limited sex, age and regional differences regarding validity.•However, these do not limit the applicability of the IPAQ in specific sub groups. Elsevier 2016-03-09 /pmc/articles/PMC4929234/ /pubmed/27419023 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.03.003 Text en © 2016 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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author Wanner, Miriam
Probst-Hensch, Nicole
Kriemler, Susi
Meier, Flurina
Autenrieth, Christine
Martin, Brian W.
spellingShingle Wanner, Miriam
Probst-Hensch, Nicole
Kriemler, Susi
Meier, Flurina
Autenrieth, Christine
Martin, Brian W.
Validation of the long international physical activity questionnaire: Influence of age and language region
author_facet Wanner, Miriam
Probst-Hensch, Nicole
Kriemler, Susi
Meier, Flurina
Autenrieth, Christine
Martin, Brian W.
author_sort Wanner, Miriam
title Validation of the long international physical activity questionnaire: Influence of age and language region
title_short Validation of the long international physical activity questionnaire: Influence of age and language region
title_full Validation of the long international physical activity questionnaire: Influence of age and language region
title_fullStr Validation of the long international physical activity questionnaire: Influence of age and language region
title_full_unstemmed Validation of the long international physical activity questionnaire: Influence of age and language region
title_sort validation of the long international physical activity questionnaire: influence of age and language region
description •We assessed the validity of the long IPAQ focusing on age and language differences.•The IPAQ showed moderate validity against accelerometers.•Correlations were highest for vigorous physical activity and for sitting time.•We observed only limited sex, age and regional differences regarding validity.•However, these do not limit the applicability of the IPAQ in specific sub groups.
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2016
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4929234/
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