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. 2015 Sep 28;15:978. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2316-y

Table 2.

Concurrent validity, expressed as correlation (Spearman’s rho) for accelerometer derived and self-reported estimates of PA and sedentary behaviour

Accelerometer PA
Self-reported PA SED LIPA MVPA TPA SED bouts CF
Total leisure time PA
 PHAS −0.12 0.04 0.31 0.26 −0.12 0.22
 SGPALS −0.07 0.01 0.23 0.21 −0.07 0.17
WALK −0.20 0.14 0.24 0.26 −0.07 0.02
MVPA −0.12 0.10 0.14 0.15 −0.04 0.16
Sedentary 0.30 −0.32 −0.03 −0.19 −0.20 0.07

Values in bold denotes p <0.05

PA Physical activity, PHAS PA-question by the Public Health Agency of Sweden, SGPALS Saltin-Grimby Physical Activity Level Scale, WALK Min per day of walking, MVPA Min per day of moderate-to-vigorous PA, SED % time spent sedentary (via accelerometer), LIPA % time spent in light intensity PA (via accelerometer), MVPA % time spent in moderate to vigorous PA (via accelerometer), TPA Total volume of PA expressed as mean cpm over the study period (via accelerometer), SED bouts Total time spent sedentary in prolonged bouts (>20 min), CF Cardiorespiratory fitness