Validation of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short among Blacks.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
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.Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Wolin, KY; Heil, DP; Askew, S; Matthews, CE; Bennett, GG
Published Date
- September 2008
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 5 / 5
Start / End Page
- 746 - 760
PubMed ID
- 18820348
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC2744347
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1543-5474
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1543-3080
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1123/jpah.5.5.746
Language
- eng