Table 5.
Construct validity of Hausa IPAQ-LF: Spearman correlations between energy expenditure (MET×min/week) from Hausa IPAQ-LF, and anthropometric and biological variables (N=180)
| MET×min/week | Overall (N=180) |
Female (n=90) |
Male (n=90) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI | DBP | SBP | BMI | DBP | SBP | BMI | DBP | SBP | |
| PA domains | |||||||||
| Total PA | −0.29** | −0.17* | −0.09 | −0.09 | −0.23** | −0.04 | −0.41** | −0.08 | −0.14 |
| Occupation PA | −0.12 | −0.09 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | −0.05 | −0.22** | −0.17 | −0.08 |
| Active transport PA | −0.05 | −0.04 | −0.01 | −0.10 | −0.13 | −0.02 | −0.04 | −0.02 | −0.80 |
| Domestic PA | −0.07 | −0.17* | −0.26** | −0.23** | −0.20* | −0.31** | 0.04 | −0.14 | −0.04 |
| Leisure PA | 0.09 | −0.08 | −0.16* | −0.11 | 0.02 | 0.08 | −0.39** | −0.12 | −0.06 |
| Sitting | 0.16 | −0.09 | 0.04 | 0.19 | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0.15 | −0.09 | 0.05 |
| PA intensity | |||||||||
| Walking | 0.90 | −0.09 | −0.03 | 0.19 | −0.05 | 0.08 | −0.05 | −0.11 | −0.15 |
| Moderate | −0.02 | 0.21* | 0.16* | 0.02 | −0.14 | −0.08 | 0.02 | −0.25** | −0.16 |
| Vigorous | −0.11* | −0.06 | 0.03 | −0.16 | 0.01 | 0.02 | −0.13† | −0.12 | −0.11 |
*p<0.05; **p<0.01.
BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; MET, metabolic energy turnover; PA, physical activity; SBP, systolic blood pressure.