Skip to main content
. 2022 Mar 15;191(7):1307–1322. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwac051

Table 5.

Spearman Correlation Coefficients Comparing a Physical Activity Questionnaire, Multiple ACT24 Recalls, and Accelerometer Measurements With Resting Pulse Rate and Body Fat Percentage Measured by Doubly Labeled Water in the Men’s Lifestyle Validation Study, Boston, Massachusetts, 2011–2013

Variable and Measurement No. RPR (n = 479) a DLW Body Fat % (n = 609) a
Age-Adjusted
r b
Deattenuated
Adjusted r b
95% CI Age-Adjusted
r b
Deattenuated
Adjusted r b
95% CI
DLW PAL 1 −0.19 −0.21 −0.30, −0.11
Total activity
 PAQ 1 −0.21 −0.22 −0.31, −0.13 −0.27 −0.27 −0.35, −0.20
 PAQ 2 −0.19 −0.18 −0.27, −0.09 −0.27 −0.28 −0.35, −0.20
 Average PAQc −0.20 −0.21 −0.30, −0.12 −0.29 −0.29 −0.37, −0.22
 ACT24 2 −0.11 −0.11 −0.21, −0.02 −0.16 −0.17 −0.25, −0.09
 Average ACT24d −0.15 −0.15 −0.24, −0.07 −0.21 −0.22 −0.30, −0.14
 Average accelerometere −0.19 −0.20 −0.29, −0.11 −0.34 −0.35 −0.42, −0.28
MVPA
 PAQ 1 −0.25 −0.26 −0.35, −0.17 −0.32 −0.33 −0.39, −0.25
 PAQ 2 −0.28 −0.26 −0.35, −0.17 −0.33 −0.34 −0.40, −0.27
 Average PAQ −0.27 −0.28 −0.37, −0.19 −0.35 −0.35 −0.42, −0.28
 ACT24 2 −0.09 −0.09 −0.19, 0.00 −0.13 −0.14 −0.22, −0.05
 Average ACT24 −0.18 −0.18 −0.26, −0.09 −0.20 −0.21 −0.28, −0.12
 Average accelerometer −0.20 −0.21 −0.3, −0.11 −0.29 −0.30 −0.37, −0.22
Vigorous activity
 PAQ 1 −0.28 −0.29 −0.37, −0.20 −0.37 −0.38 −0.44, −0.31
 PAQ 2 −0.31 −0.33 −0.40, −0.24 −0.35 −0.37 −0.43, −0.30
 Average PAQ −0.32 −0.34 −0.41, −0.25 −0.37 −0.39 −0.45, −0.32
 ACT24 2 −0.05 −0.05 −0.15, 0.05 −0.11 −0.11 −0.19, −0.03
 Average ACT24 −0.20 −0.21 −0.29, −0.11 −0.23 −0.24 −0.31, −0.16
 Average accelerometer −0.25 −0.26 −0.34, −0.17 −0.27 −0.28 −0.36, −0.20
Moderate activity
 PAQ 1 −0.05 −0.05 −0.13, 0.05 −0.12 −0.12 −0.20, −0.04
 PAQ 2 −0.61 −0.02 −0.11, 0.07 −0.16 −0.16 −0.24, −0.09
 Average PAQ −0.06 −0.04 −0.12, 0.06 −0.14 −0.15 −0.23, −0.07
 ACT24 2 0.01 0.02 −0.08, 0.11 −0.03 −0.03 −0.11, 0.05
 Average ACT24 −0.17 −0.05 −0.14, 0.04 −0.09 −0.09 −0.17, −0.01
 Average accelerometer −0.16 −0.17 −0.26, −0.08 −0.26 −0.27 −0.35, −0.19
Sedentary time
 PAQ 1 0.03 0.04 −0.06, 0.12 0.03 0.03 −0.05, 0.11
 PAQ 2 0.07 0.07 −0.02, 0.16 0.05 0.05 −0.03, 0.12
 Average PAQ 0.00 0.00 −0.10, 0.09 0.01 0.01 −0.08, 0.09
 ACT24 2 0.04 0.04 −0.06, 0.13 0.06 0.07 −0.02, 0.15
 Average ACT24 0.08 0.08 −0.01, 0.17 0.10 0.10 0.02, 0.18
 Average accelerometer 0.11 0.09 0.00, 0.18 0.31 0.32 0.25, 0.39

Abbreviations: ACT24, Activities Completed Over Time in 24 Hours; CI, confidence interval; DLW, doubly labeled water; MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; PAL, physical activity level; PAQ, physical activity questionnaire; RPR, resting pulse rate.

a For ACT24 2, n = 414 in the RPR analysis and n = 524 in DLW analysis.

b Accelerometer measures additionally adjusted for wear time (hours/day).

c Average PAQ indicates the average of the first and second questionnaires.

d Average ACT24 indicates the average of up to four 24-hour recalls.

e Average accelerometer indicates the average of up to 2 accelerometer measurements.