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Table 2 Correlation between the IPAQ and SP2PAQ measurements and accelerometer measurements of energy expenditure from physical activity.

From: Validity of the international physical activity questionnaire and the Singapore prospective study program physical activity questionnaire in a multiethnic urban Asian population

 

Moderate activity

Vigorous activity

 

N = 152

Correlation

Corrected Correlation¥

Correlation

Corrected Correlation¥

 

IPAQ

0.13

0.15

0.18*

0.31*

 

Stratified by age group

     

   ≤40 years (N = 87)

0.08

0.09

0.30*

0.52*

 

   > 40 years (N = 65)

0.21

0.24

-0.07

-0.01

 

Stratified by gender

     

   Male (N = 64)

0.24

0.27

0.28*

0.48

 

   Female (N = 88)

0.12

0.13

0.05

0.09

 

Stratified by ethnicity

     

   Chinese (N = 66)

0.32*

0.36*

0.20

0.35

 

   Malay (N = 34)

0.19

0.21

0.07

0.12

 

   Indian (N = 52)

-0.15

-0.17

0.28*

0.48

 

SP2PAQ

0.24*

0.27*

0.42**

0.73*

 

Stratified by age group

     

   ≤40 years (N = 87)

0.21

0.24*

0.48**

0.83

 

   > 40 years (N = 65)

0.27*

0.30*

0.28*

0.48

 

Stratified by gender

     

   Male (N = 64)

0.16

0.18

0.49**

0.85

 

   Female (N = 88)

0.29*

0.33*

0.34*

0.59*

 

Stratified by ethnicity

     

   Chinese (N = 66)

0.34*

0.38*

0.50**

0.87

 

   Malay (N = 34)

0.51*

0.57

0.39*

0.68

 

   Indian (N = 52)

-0.08

-0.09

0.32*

0.55

 
  1. *p value < 0.05, ** p value < 0.0001
  2. IPAQ = International Physical Activity Questionnaire; SP2PAQ = Singapore Prospective Study Program Physical Activity Questionnaire
  3. ¥ corrected correlation = corrected for within-person variation in accelerometer measurements.