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. 2020 Aug 24;17(17):6139. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17176139

Table 4.

Concordance between the International Physical Activity Questionnaire–Short Form and device-based measurement methods for assessing physical activity and sitting time.

ρ 95% CI p-Value
Walking All participants 0.34 0.10, 0.58 0.01
Upper limb 0.43 0.06, 0.79 0.02
Lower limb −0.02 −0.11, 0.07 0.65
Moderate PA All participants 0.21 0.06, 0.36 0.01
Vigorous PA All participants 0.03 0.01, 0.04 <0.001
METmins All participants 0.43 0.25, 0.62 <0.001
Upper limb 0.54 0.28, 0.80 <0.001
Lower limb −0.01 −0.09, 0.06 0.71
Sitting All participants 0.38 0.23, 0.54 <0.001
Upper limb 0.19 0.02, 0.35 0.03
Lower limb 0.33 0.08, 0.58 0.01

Physical Activity (PA), Metabolic Equivalent minutes (METmins). ρ: Lin’s Concordance Correlation Coefficient.