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. 2016 Aug 30;11(8):e0161066. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161066

Table 3. Construct validity–differences between objective (Actiheart) and subjective (SQUASH) levels of Physical Activity.

Actiheart, mean min/week (SD) SQUASH, mean min/week (SD) Mean difference (Actiheart–SQUASH), mean min/week (SD) 95% Limits of Agreement (min/week) Spearman’s correlation coefficient (p-value)
Light Intensity PA
Women Dutch (n = 67) 3712 (1328) 1926 (856) 1788 (1675) ± 3283 -0.11 (0.374)
SA Sur. (n = 55) 4021 (1594) 1510 (892) 2530 (2061) ± 4039 -0.28 (0.039)
African Sur. (n = 42) 3259 (1379) 1799 (1459) 1468 (2169) ± 4215 -0.12 (0.437)
Turkish (n = 40) 4612 (1418) 1436 (797) 3144 (1519) ± 2977 0.14 (0.407)
Moroccan (n = 37) 4081 (1041) 1275 (1086) 2738 (1564) ± 3065 -0.13 (0.459)
Men Dutch (n = 44) 3003 (1373) 1936 (966) 1053 (1495) ± 2930 0.20 (0.184)
SA Sur. (n = 43) 3626 (1647) 1487 (976) 2165 (1853) ± 3631 0.05 (0.743)
African Sur. (n = 49) 3795 (1754) 1040 (889) 2733 (1886) ± 3696 0.15 (0.312)
Turkish (n = 48) 4237 (1683) 1196 (1143) 3049 (1756) ± 3088 0.40 (0.005)
Moroccan (n = 37) 4490 (1730) 1310 (1036) 3181 (2115) ± 4145 -0.09 (0.609)
Moderate and High Intensity PA
Women Dutch 344 (274) 394 (396) -52 (417) ± 818 0.41 (0.001)
SA Sur. 288 (497) 354 (485) -70 (702) ± 1376 0.15 (0.278)
African Sur. 462 (1077) 443 (622) 8 (1259) ± 2467 0.34 (0.029)
Turkish 222 (157) 373 (568) -162 (604) ± 1184 0.30 (0.039)
Moroccan 381 (539) 136 (206) 251 (522) ± 1023 0.12 (0.495)
Men Dutch 489 (418) 413 (463) 68 (633) ± 1240 0.17 (0.277)
SA Sur. 256 (306) 520 (657) -265 (736) ± 1443 0.26 (0.091)
African Sur. 286 (268) 414 (576) -124 (598) ± 1172 0.38 (0.007)
Turkish 271 (337) 467 (828) -195 (804) ± 1575 0.08 (0.605)
Moroccan 312 (320 476 (666) -165 (682) ± 1337 0.18 (0.301)

SA Sur. = South Asian Surinamese, African Sur. = African Surinamese