Research Study Abstract

Use of combined method, accelerometer and international physical activity questionnaire, to determinate occurence of physical inactivity in adults

  • Published on 2017

Aim: Evaluate and compare the proportion of Physical inactivity (PI) and associated factors by IPAQ questionnaire, triaxial accelerometry and the combination of both. Adults aged 18 years were enrolled (n = 250).

Methods: We considered PI as < 600 MET-min/wk in the IPAQ total score, < 150 min/wk of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in 7 days accelerometry, and the combination of both criteria. Clinical assessment, spirometry, cardiopulmonary exercise test, bioelectrical impedance, isokinetic dynamometry, postural balance, and six-minute walk test were also performed. For participants practicing aquatic, martial arts or cycling, only the IPAQ criterion was considered.

Results: Proportions of PI were significantly different among methods (IPAQ, 10%; accelerometry, 20%; combination, 25%). After multivariate logistic regressions, PI was determined by age, sex, educational level, risk factors for cardiovascular disease, lean body mass, cardiorespiratory fitness, and postural balance.

Conclusions: Thus, the combined method for determining PI and associated factors in adults showed great validity, indicating that questionnaires and accelerometers are complementary and should be utilized in combination in epidemiological studies.

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Author(s)

  • Rodrigo Pereira da Silva 1
  • Evandro Forneas Sperandio 2
  • Agatha Caveda Matheus 3
  • Vinicius Tonon Lauria 3
  • Flavio Rossi de Almeida 2
  • Vitor Rossi de Almeida 2
  • Antonio Ricardo Gagliardi 4
  • Rodolfo Leite Arantes 4
  • Marcelo Romiti 4
  • Victor Zuniga Dourado 2

Institution(s)

  • 1

    Universidade Metropolitana de Santos, Santos, SP, Brazil
  • 2

    Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Santos, SP, Brazil
  • 3

    Faculdade Praia Grande, Praia Grande, SP, Brazil
  • 4

    Angiocorpore, Medicina Cardiovascular, Santos, SP, Brazil

Journal

Motriz, Rio Claro

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