Table 4.
Testing the Difference in Mean Values of Four Biological Measures by Meeting the Recommendations For Sixty Minutes Per Day Of Physical Activity Measured With Three Different Instruments.
| Modified Activity Questionnaire1 |
3-Day Physical Activity Recall |
Accelerometer | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Met rec’d | Less than rec’d | Met rec’d | Less than rec’d | Met rec’d | Less than rec’d | |
| N (%) | 252 (36%) | 447 (64%) | 485 (69%) | 215 (31%) | 43 (6%) | 657 (94%) |
| Systolic Blood Pressure | 114.7 | 115.5 | 115.0 | 115.7 | 114.8 | 115.3 |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure | 54.3 | 55.3 | 54.9 | 55.0 | 53.6 | 55.0 |
| High-density Lipoprotein | 49.3 | 49.9 | 50.2 | 48.4 | 52.2 | 49.5 |
| Percent Body Fat | 18.9* | 23.0 | 20.1* | 24.5 | 16.3* | 21.8 |
| Body Mass Index percentile | 58.3 | 62.3 | 59.3* | 64.2 | 51.8* | 61.4 |
1
MAQ has data in 20 minute segments, as the recommendation is for 20 minutes per day; this is can only be used only as a crude estimate.
*
Indicates significant difference at p<0.05