Table 4

Criterion validity of the IPAQ and the PAQA (Spearman correlation coefficients)


All
Rural
Urban

IPAQ




IPAQTOT
0.21
0.10
0.37
IPAQLPA
0.14
0.09
0.21
IPAQMPA
-0.01
0.01
-0.01
IPAQVPA
0.29
0.33
0.28

PAQA




PAQATOT
0.27
0.13
0.41
PAQALPA
0.20
0.29
0.10
PAQAMPA
0.18
-0.04
0.38
PAQAVPA
0.24
0.28
0.21

IPAQTOT and PAQATOT are expressed as MET-minutes.day-1, all other variables are time expressed in minutes

Lachat et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:37   doi:10.1186/1479-5868-5-37

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