Journal Articles

1. KY Wolin, DP Heil, S Askew, CE Matthews, GG Bennett, Validation of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short among Blacks., Journal of physical activity & health, vol. 5 no. 5 (September, 2008), pp. 746-60, ISSN 1543-3080 [doi]
   (last updated on 2011/12/28)

   Abstract:
   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.

   Keywords:
   Adult • African Americans* • Aged • Boston • Exercise* • Female • Humans • Internationality* • Male • Middle Aged • Monitoring, Ambulatory • Questionnaires • Young Adult • instrumentation • standards*