Measurement of physical activity in urban and rural South African adults: a comparison of two self-report methods

Oyeyemi, Adewale L.; Moss, Sarah J.; Monyeki, Makama A.; Kruger, Herculina S.

doi:10.1186/s12889-016-3693-6

BMC Public Health

Table 4 Correlations between physical activity estimates from the Baecke Questionnaire and IPAQ-SF for Overall Sample and by Gender

From: Measurement of physical activity in urban and rural South African adults: a comparison of two self-report methods

Variables	All (N = 910)			Men (n = 276)			Women (n = 643)
	R	ICC	95 % CI	r	ICC	95 % CI	r	ICC	95 % CI
Baecke vs IPAQ total PA
Work index	0.54**	0.62	0.57, 0.66	0.63**	0.73	0.66, 0.79	0.49**	0.53	0.46, 0.60
Walking index	0.25**	0.39	0.31, 0.47	0.29**	0.44	0.29, 0.56	0.22**	0.34	0.23, 0.43
Leisure index	0.14**	0.15	0.03, 0.25	0.21**	0.21	−0.01, 0.37	0.10*	0.10	−0.06, 0.23
Sport index	0.11**	0.07	0.01, 0.13	0.14**	0.10	−0.17, 0.22	0.07	0.04	−0.04, 0.12
Total PA index	0.55**	0.43	0.35, 0.50	0.62**	0.53	0.41, 0.63	0.50**	0.35	0.24, 0.41
Baecke vs IPAQ MVPA
Work index	0.59**	0.46	0.37, 0.51	0.71**	0.57	0.45, 0.66	0.50**	0.35	0.24, 0.44
Walking index	0.20**	0.23	0.12, 0.32	0.29**	0.32	−0.13, 0.46	0.15**	0.17	0.03, 0.29
Leisure index	0.13**	0.10	−0.05, 0.19	0.30**	0.15	−0.07, 0.33	0.05	0.03	−0.13, 0.17
Sport index	0.11**	0.10	−0.06, 0.19	0.16**	0.15	−0.12, 0.30	0.08	0.05	−0.12, 0.18
Total PA index	0.60**	0.36	0.26, 0.45	0.73**	0.46	0.29, 0.59	0.49**	0.29	0.15, 0.40
Baecke vs IPAQ walking
Work index	0.38**	0.46	0.38, 0.52	0.43**	0.55	0.42, 0.64	0.36**	0.40	0.30, 0.49
Walking index	0.19**	0.30	0.20, 0.38	0.22**	0.34	0.17, 0.48	0.16**	0.25	0.13, 0.36
Leisure index	0.10*	0.10	−0.05, 0.19	0.11	0.11	−0.14, 0.29	0.06	0.06	−0.10, 0.19
Sport index	0.08*	0.09	−0.03, 0.20	0.10	0.14	−0.09, 0.32	0.05	0.05	−0.10, 0.18
Total PA index	0.38**	0.30	0.20, 0.38	0.42**	0.37	0.21, 0.51	0.37**	0.24	0.12, 0.35
Baecke vs IPAQ sedentary
Work index	−0.42**	−0.40	−0.45, −0.34	−0.52**	−0.63	−0.69, −0.55	−0.33**	−0.38	−0.44, −0.31
Walking index	−0.28**	−0.22	-.028, −0.16	−0.43**	−0.33	−0.43, −0.22	−0.17**	−0.14	−0.22, −0.06
Leisure index	−0.18**	−0.18	−0.24, −0.12	−0.25**	−0.27	−0.38, −0.16	−0.13**	−0.12	−0.20, −0.05
Sport index	−0.18**	−0.18	−0.25, −0.12	−0.28**	−0.25	−0.35, −0.16	−0.13**	−0.13	−0.20, −006
Total PA index	−0.52**	−0.51	−0.55, −0.46	−0.64**	−0.63	−0.69, −0.55	−0.42**	−0.58	−0.44, −0.31

r Pearson correlation coefficients, MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, PA physical activity, CI confidence interval
*P- value significant at <0.05
**P value significant at <0.01

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