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Table 2 Correlations of METs-min measured by IPAQ-L with measurements. Rho values.

From: An adapted version of the long International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-L): construct validity in a low-income, multiethnic population study from Oslo, Norway

METs-min

DBP

BMI

Waist/hip

Triglycerides

HDL-c.

Glucose

Men, N = 1068

      

Total PA, all domains

-.08**

-.02

-.12***

-.03

.03

-.00

   Commuting PA

-.02

-.01

-.02

.01

.03

.04

   Occupational PA

-.08**

-.03

-.09**

-.01

-.02

-.07*

   Domestic PA

-.02

.01

-.03

.01

-.00

.03

   LPA

-.04

.01

-.09**

-.08**

.10**

-.03

   Hours spent sitting

-.02

.06

.04

-.01

.00

-.03

PA by intensity

      

   Vigorous LPA

-.13***

-.07*

-.14***

-.13***

.12***

-.07*

   Vigorous PA

-.11***

-.04

-.12***

-.07*

.08**

-.07*

   Moderate PA

-.05

-.01

-.07*

.03

-.02

.02

Women, N = 1372

      

Total PA, all domains

-.07*

-.04

-.09**

-.07**

.03

-.09**

   Commuting PA

-.05

-.05

-.07*

-.04

.04

-.02

   Occupational PA

-.03

.02

-.02

-.03

-.00

-.03

   Domestic PA

-.03

-.02

-.01

-.02

.02

-.04

   LPA

-.05

-.10**

-.13***

-.14***

.09**

-.10***

   Hours spent sitting

.06*

.01

-.01

-.05

-.01

-.03

PA by intensity

      

   Vigorous LPA

-.08**

-.09**

-.12***

-.17***

.07*

-.12***

   Vigorous PA

-.07**

-.06*

-.12***

-.13***

.08**

-.10***

   Moderate PA

-.06*

-.02

-.05

-.03

-.00

-.07*

  1. p-values according to Z-test: * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.