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. 2023 Oct 3;18(10):e0291604. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291604

Table 4. Spearman correlation coefficients (Rho) for physical activity intensities assessed by IPAQ-SF and accelerometer by sex.

IPAQ-SF Accelerometer Total Man Women
rho P-value rho P-value rho P-value
Sitting time (minutes/day) Sedentary behavior (minutes/day) 0.28 0.0005 0.21 0.0670 0.38 0.001
Time walking (minutes/day) Time in light and moderate PA (minutes/day) 0.11 0.1700 0.20 0.0700 0.03 0.79
Time walking (minutes/day) Time in moderate PA (minutes/day) 0.24 0.0030 0.42 0.0001 0.02 0.85
Time walking and moderate (minutes/day) Time in moderate PA (minutes/day) 0.30 0.0004 0.47 <0.0001 0.05 0.67
Time in moderate PA (minutes/day) Time in moderate PA (minutes/day) 0.13 0.1300 0.14 0.2400 0.13 0.29
Time in vigorous PA (minutes/day) Time in vigorous PA (minutes/day) 0.18 0.0300 0.13 0.2400 0.13 0.29
Time in total PA METs 3.0+ (minutes/day) Time in total MVPA (minutes/day) 0.26 0.0020 0.42 0.0001 0.03 0.78

PA: physical activity, MVPA: moderate to vigorous physical activity. Rho: Spearman rank correlation coefficient.