Application of the Occupational Sitting and Physical Activity Questionnaire (OSPAQ) to office based workers

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Table 3 Criterion validity of OSPAQ when compared to accelerometer (five consecutive working days)

OSPAQ	Accelerometer	Waist (n = 22)		Right thigh (n = 19)		Combined (n = 41)
		r(95% CI)	p	r(95% CI)	p	r(95% CI)	p
Sitting	Sedentary	0.73 (0.45, 0.88)	<0.001	0.11 (-0.36, 0.54)	0.664	0.58 (0.33, 0.75)	<0.001
Standing	Light intensity	0.50 (0.10, 0.76)	0.019	0.61 (0.21, 0.83)	0.006	0.45 (0.17, 0.67)	0.003
Walking	Moderate intensity	0.55 (0.17, 0.79)	0.008	0.61 (0.21, 0.83)	0.006	0.45 (0.17, 0.67)	0.003

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