Table 2.

Correlation between objectively measured data and self-reported data for time spent in MVPA per week, energy expenditure per week and sitting time

	n	Spearman’s rho	P value
Time spent in MVPA (minutes/week). ActiGraph data compared to self-reported MVPA.	81	0.27	0.014
Energy expenditure (kcal/week). ActiGraph data compared to self-reported energy expenditure.	80	0.26	0.022
Sitting time (hours/day). ActivPAL data compared with self-reported categorical data.	93	0.31	0.002

Spearman’s rho

P value

Time spent in MVPA (minutes/week).

ActiGraph data compared to self-reported MVPA.

0.27

0.014

Energy expenditure (kcal/week).

ActiGraph data compared to self-reported energy expenditure.

0.26

0.022

Sitting time (hours/day).

ActivPAL data compared with self-reported categorical data.

0.31

0.002