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. 2011 Nov 5;21(6):459–465. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20110003

Table 3. Spearman correlation coefficients between IPAQ (short version, usual week) and accelerometer-based measures.

  TPA-AC (MET·min·wk−1) Daily step count (steps day−1) METs 3.0+ (min·day−1)



  Young old Old old Young old Old old Young old Old old






  Men
(n = 76)
Women
(n = 84)
Men
(n = 77)
Women
(n = 69)
Men
(n = 76)
Women
(n = 84)
Men
(n = 77)
Women
(n = 69)
Men
(n = 76)
Women
(n = 84)
Men
(n = 77)
Women
(n = 69)
Vigorous (min·wk−1) 0.25* 0.12 0.17 0.17 0.26* 0.10 0.21 0.17 0.20 0.08 0.11 0.14
Moderate (min·wk−1) 0.26* 0.13 0.05 0.03 0.28* 0.13 0.08 0.04 0.20 0.06 0.05 −0.03
Walking (min·wk−1) 0.31** 0.49** 0.63** 0.56** 0.30** 0.48** 0.59** 0.55** 0.34** 0.46** 0.65** 0.51**
 
Total IPAQ                        
 Original IPAQ
​ (MET·min·wk−1)
0.42** 0.49** 0.53** 0.49** 0.44** 0.47** 0.55** 0.49** 0.37** 0.43** 0.47** 0.40**
 Modified IPAQ
​ (MET·min·wk−1)
0.43** 0.49** 0.54** 0.49** 0.44** 0.48** 0.56** 0.49** 0.38** 0.44** 0.49** 0.40**

*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01. TPA-AC: Total physical activity measured by accelerometer. METs 3.0+: Duration of physical activity ≥3.0METs.

Participants who reported swimming and long cycling/upper-body exercise during accelerometer measurement were excluded from this analysis.