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Table 2 Spearman Rank Correlations between baseline measures for the Active Australia Survey and the ActiGraph Accelerometer

From: Validity and responsiveness to change of the Active Australia Survey according to gender, age, BMI, education, and physical activity level and awareness

 

Moderate PA

Vigorous PA

MVPA

ρ (p)

ρ (p)

ρ (p)

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

Total group (N = 465)

.199 (000)***

.331 (.000)***

.231 (.000)***

(.106–.290)

(.241–.415)

(.132–.320)

Men (n = 162)

.153 (.053)

.218 (.005)**

.169 (.031)*

(−.012–.315)

(.069–.367)

(.013–.326)

Women (n = 303)

.203 (.000)***

.396 (.000)***

.236 (.000)***

(.079–.313)

(.288–.504)

(.110–.348)

18 to 49 years of age (n = 147)

.228 (.006)**

.363 (.000)***

.263 (.001)**

(.054–.391)

(.202–.519)

(.074–.426)

50 to 64 years of age (n = 186)

.235 (.001)**

.412 (.000)***

.281 (.000)***

(.102–.384)

(.274–.537)

(.146–.429)

Over 65 years of age (n = 132)

.198 (.023)*

.201 (.021)*

.214 (.014)*

(.024–.366)

(.016–.380)

(.048–.375)

School education (n = 135)

.297 (.000)***

.286 (.001)**

.287 (.001)**

(.119–.460)

(.116–.444)

(.111–.450)

Vocational and technical education (n = 179)

.203 (.006)**

.312 (.000)***

.216 (.004)**

(.050–.360)

(.176–.448)

(.056–.364)

Higher education (n = 151)

.084 (.302)

.393 (.000)***

.191 (.019)*

(−.090–.256)

(.230–.537)

(.027–.355)

Healthy weight (n = 114)

.344 (.000)***

.307 (.001)**

.361 (.000)***

(.164–.515)

(.134–.475)

(.181–.528)

Overweight (n = 168)

.108 (.165)

.286 (.000)***

.165 (.032)*

(−.059–.274)

(.151–.429)

(−.003–.328)

Obese (n = 183)

.183 (.013)*

.384 (.000)***

.192 (.000)***

(.046–.312)

(.240–.523)

(.052–.324)

High physical activity awareness (n = 297)

.205 (.000)***

.288 (.000)***

.217 (.000)***

(.092–.304)

(.170–.397)

(.103–.321)

Low physical activity awareness (n = 168)

.181 (.019)*

.377 (.000)***

.234 (.002)**

(.021–.340)

(.230–.509)

(.087–.393)

Optimal overlap AAS & ActiGraph (n = 256)

.208 (.001)**

.394 (.000)***

.256 (.000)***

(.084–.331)

(.266–.502)

(.140–.375)

Sub-optimal overlap AAS & ActiGraph (n = 209)

.182 (.008)**

.258 (.000)***

.196 (.004)**

(.044–.316)

(.119–.393)

(.054–.332)

= < 150 min MVPA week ActiGraph (n = 257)

.144 (.021)*

.379 (.000)***

.165 (.008)**

(.017–.262)

(.258–.481)

(.042–.284)

>  150 min MVPA week ActiGraph (n = 208)

.228 (.001)** (.096–.355)

.283 (.000)*** (.142–.416)

.247 (.000)*** (.106–.370)

  1. Note: p < 0.05 = *; p < 0.01 = **; p < 0.001 = ***
  2. AAS Active Australia Survey, MVPA Moderate + Vigorous Physical Activity, PA Physical Activity