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. 2021 Apr 23;21(Suppl 1):381.
doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10372-0.

Criterion validity and reliability of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire - Hungarian short form against the RM42 accelerometer

Pongrác Ács  1 , Réka Veress  2 , Paulo Rocha  3   4 , Tamás Dóczi  5 , Bence László Raposa  1 , Petra Baumann  1 , Sergej Ostojic  1 , Viktória Pérmusz #  1 , Alexandra Makai #  6
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Criterion validity and reliability of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire - Hungarian short form against the RM42 accelerometer

Pongrác Ács et al. BMC Public Health. .

Abstract

Background: Physical inactivity is a global phenomenon in European welfare countries. Proper monitoring is essential to measure the physical activity level of the population.

Methods: In the Hungarian cohort of the European Physical Activity and Sport Monitoring System (EUPASMOS) project, our participants (N = 598) completed sociodemographic questions and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire - short form (IPAQ-SF) survey. The validity and reliability of the subjective measurement tool were examined, IPAQ-SF outcomes were contrasted against triaxial RM42 accelerometer wore for 7 consecutive days.

Results: The IPAQ-SF showed moderate internal consistency (Cronbach Alpha = 0.647). The concurrent validity of the IPAQ-SF to triaxial accelerometer indicated a significant weak-to-moderate correlation (R = 0.111-0.338, p = 0.042; p < 0.001). The test-retest reliability showed a significant correlation between two measurements (R = 0.788-0.981, p < 0.001).

Conclusion: The Hungarian version of the IPAQ-SF had excellent test-retest reliability, but low-to-fair concurrent validity for moderate and vigorous physical activity, walking and sitting time, as compared to the objective criterion measure among Hungarian adults.

Keywords: Accelerometer; EUPASMOS; IPAQ-SF; Monitoring; Physical activity; RM42; Validation.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Figures

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Fig. 1
Bland Altman plots of the IPAQ-SF and RM42 accelerometer according to vigorous-, moderate activities (min / week) and sitting time (min / day). The metric for both x- and y-axes in each graph (a-c) are the z-scores for mean of the RM42 accelerometer and IPAQ-SF scores and the difference (difference of the accelerometer questionnaire scores) between scores, _______ = observed average agreement; − - - - - =95% limit of agreement; y = 0 line of perfect average agreement
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