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Table 5 Spearman rank-correlation coefficients for the WHO HBSC questionnaire and the IPAQ against VO2peak, TEE and PAL to assess validity

From: Reliability and validity of two frequently used self-administered physical activity questionnaires in adolescents

Questionnaire

VO2peak (l·min-1)

TEE

PAL

 

All

(n = 67)

Girls

(n = 37)

Boys

(n = 30)

All

(n = 62)

Girls

(n = 36)

Boys

(n = 26)

All

(n = 62)

Girls

(n = 36)

Boys

(n = 26)

WHO HBSC

         

Frequency

0.39**

0.55**

0.31

0.20

0.25

0.08

0.02

0.01

-0.07

Duration

0.33**

0.41*

0.21

0.23

0.21

0.24

0.01

-0.1

0.07

Frequency, 3 categories

0.36**

0.53**

0.31

0.22

0.28

0.11

0.02

0.05

-0.06

Duration, 3 categories

0.29*

0.30

0.31

0.22

0.23

0.25

-0.02

-0.08

0.03

IPAQ

         

Vigorous activity (days/week)

0.26*

0.37*

0.02

0.19

0.20

0.10

0.09

0.03

0.05

Vigorous activity (min/day)

-0.32*

-0,27

-0.31

-0.14

-0.02

-0.29

-0.08

0.12

-0.08

Moderate activity (days/week)

-0.03

0.11

0.04

0.07

0.04

0.18

0.05

-0.02

0.14

Moderate activity (min/day)

0.13

0.02

-0.17

0.01

-0.17

0.25

0.01

-0.09

0.10

Walking (days/week)

0.12

0.19

-0.12

0.15

0.11

0.22

0.13

0.05

0.25

Walking (min/day)

-0.14

-0.41*

0.20

0.24

0.15

0.38

0.43**

0.28

0.61**

Sitting (min/day)

0.18

0.33

0.30

-0.04

0.54**

-0.42

-0.29

0.25

-0.68**

3 categories

0.32**

0.43**

0.18

0.09

011

-0.02

-0.03

-0.12

-0.05

  1. TEE = Total energy expenditure for 7 days.
  2. PAL = Average physical activity level for 7 days.
  3. * p < 0.05;
  4. ** p < 0.01
  5. 3 categories = Classification of physical activity in three levels; "low", "moderate" and "high" activity