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. 1982 Nov;36(5):936-42.
doi: 10.1093/ajcn/36.5.936.

A short questionnaire for the measurement of habitual physical activity in epidemiological studies

J A Baecke, J Burema, J E Frijters

A short questionnaire for the measurement of habitual physical activity in epidemiological studies

J A Baecke et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 1982 Nov.

Abstract

The construct validity and the test-retest reliability of a self-administered questionnaire about habitual physical activity were investigated in young males (n = 139) and females (n = 167) in three age groups (20 to 22, 25 to 27, and 30 to 32 yr) in a Dutch population. By principal components analysis three conceptually meaningful factors were distinguished. They were interpreted as: 1) physical activity at work; 2) sport during leisure time; and 3) physical activity during leisure time excluding sport. Test-retest showed that the reliability of the three indices constructed from these factors was adequate. Further, it was found that level of education was inversely related to the work index, and positively related to the leisure-time index in both sexes. The subjective experience of work load was not related to the work index, but was inversely related to the sport index, and the leisure-time index in both sexes. The lean body mass was positively related the the work index, and the sport index in males, but was not related to the leisure-time index in either sex. These differences in the relationships support the subdivision of habitual physical activity into the three components mentioned above.

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