Criterion-related validity of the short International Physical Activity Questionnaire against exercise capacity in young adults

dc.contributor.author	Παπαθανασίου, Γεώργιος	el
dc.contributor.author	Γεωργούδης, Γεώργιος	el
dc.contributor.author	Γεωργακόπουλος, Δημήτριος	el
dc.contributor.author	Κατσούρας, Χρήστος	el
dc.contributor.author	Καλφακάκου, Βασιλική	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-04-18T12:00:55Z
dc.date.available	2015-04-18T12:00:55Z
dc.date.issued	2015-04-18
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/8508
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://cpr.sagepub.com/content/17/4/380	en
dc.subject	σωματική δραστηριότητα
dc.subject	νεαροί ενήλικες
dc.subject	καρδιοαναπνευστική
dc.subject	ικανότητα για άσκηση
dc.subject	Ελλάδα
dc.subject	physical activity
dc.subject	young adults
dc.subject	cardiorespiratory
dc.subject	exercise test
dc.subject	Greece
dc.title	Criterion-related validity of the short International Physical Activity Questionnaire against exercise capacity in young adults	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Φυσικοθεραπεία
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Physiotherapy
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ιατρική
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Φυσικοθεραπεία
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006614
heal.classificationURI	http://skos.um.es/unesco6/321311
heal.keywordURI	http://lod.nal.usda.gov/37116
heal.keywordURI	http://lod.nal.usda.gov/12222
heal.contributorName	Ευαγγέλου, Άγγελος	el
heal.identifier.secondary	DOI: 10.1097/HJR.0b013e328333ede6
heal.language	en
heal.access	campus
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας. Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Φυσικοθεραπείας	el
heal.publicationDate	2010-08
heal.bibliographicCitation	Papathanasiou, G., Georgoudis, G., Georgakopoulos, D., Katsouras C. and Kalfakakou, V. et al. (2010). Criterion-related validity of the short International Physical Activity Questionnaire against exercise capacity in young adults. European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation. [Online] 17 (4). pp.380-386. Available from: http://cpr.sagepub.com [Accessed 18/04/2015]	en
heal.abstract	Background: Self-reported physical activity (PA) is well associated with cardiorespiratory fitness and exercise capacity. The short International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-short) is a frequently used instrument for cross-national assessments of PA in adults. The purpose of this study was to validate IPAQ-short against exercise capacity in Greek young adults. Design and methods: One hundred and thirteen men and 105 women, aged 20-29 years, were randomly selected from a larger population of young health-science students. A Greek version of IPAQ-short (IPAQ-Gr) was administered to all participants before their exercise capacity evaluation with a maximal Bruce treadmill test. Multiple regression and correlation analyses were used to examine the associations between all IPAQ-Gr outcomes with exercise capacity based on maximal treadmill time. Results: Spearman's correlations for total and vigorous PA against maximal treadmill time were significant in all groups examined, ranging from 0.35 to 0.43. Moderate and walking PA correlations were poor and nonsignificant, ranging from near-zero values to 0.19. In multiple linear regression analysis, only sex, smoking, and vigorous PA from all personal and log-transformed IPAQ-Gr data were significantly associated with maximal treadmill time. Partial correlation analysis for the overall population, adjusted for sex and smoking, showed that total PA (r = 0.37) and vigorous PA (r = 0.47) were significantly associated with exercise capacity. Conclusion: IPAQ-Gr was tested against exercise capacity and showed acceptable validity properties in Greek young adults. Total and vigorous weekly PA expenditure were well associated with exercise capacity, presenting significant validity correlations against maximal treadmill time.	en
heal.journalName	European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	false