Comparison between the International Physical Activity Questionnaire and the American College of Sports Medicine/American Heart Association criteria to classify the physical activity profile in adults

Authors

  • Suzana Alves de Moraes Universidade de Sao Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirao Preto
  • Claudio Shigueki Suzuki Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste; Departamento de Educacao Fisica
  • Isabel Cristina Martins de Freitas Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692013000400002

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: the study aims to evaluate the reproducibility between the International Physical Activity Questionnaire and the American College of Sports Medicine/American Heart Association criteria to classify the physical activity profile in an adult population living in Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil. METHODS: population-based cross-sectional study, including 930 adults of both genders. The reliability was evaluated by Kappa statistics, estimated according to socio-demographic strata. RESULTS: the kappa estimates showed good agreement between the two criteria in all strata. However, higher prevalence of "actives" was found by using the American College of Sports Medicine/American Heart Association. CONCLUSIONS: although the estimates have indicated good agreement, the findings suggest caution in choosing the criteria to classify physical activity profile mainly when "walking" is the main modality of physical activity.

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Published

2013-07-01

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 4 (2013)

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Original Articles

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Comparison between the International Physical Activity Questionnaire and the American College of Sports Medicine/American Heart Association criteria to classify the physical activity profile in adults . (2013). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 21(4), 835-840. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692013000400002