Table 4 Average time (in minutes per day) spent on physical activity measured by the IPAQ-C and ActiGraph, and differences between the two measurements, by level of activity and respondent characteristics
Moderate intensity activity per day | Vigorous intensity activity per day | Metabolic equivalent task per week✩ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IPAQ-C# | ActiGraph# | Difference† | IPAQ-C# | ActiGraph# | Difference† | IPAQ-C# | ActiGraph# | Difference† | ||
Sex | ||||||||||
Male | 137.7 (147.5) | 45.2 (23.9) | 92.4*** (6.1) | 17.4 (51.5) | 1.3 (3.4) | 16.1*** (2.1) | 4290.5 (5124.8) | 1339.6 (736.7) | 2950.9*** (209.9) | |
Female | 153.4 (178.0) | 42.1 (23.9) | 111.3*** (6.7) | 9.6 (40.7) | 1.0 (2.8) | 8.5*** (1.6) | 4216.6 (4996.1) | 1237.1 (717.8) | 2979.5*** (188.2) | |
Age, years | ||||||||||
≤29 | 150.0 (157.0) | 39.1 (20.8) | 110.9*** (10.3) | 17.7 (39.9) | 1.4 (3.2) | 16.3*** (2.6) | 4556.9 (4674.1) | 1171.2 (635.7) | 3385.8*** (305.8) | |
30-49 | 143.6 (173.5) | 43.8 (22.3) | 99.8*** (6.9) | 11.8 (45.0) | 1.00 (2.7) | 10.8*** (1.8) | 4118.9 (5139.1) | 1282.2 (679.5) | 2836.7*** (203.0) | |
≥ 50 | 147.9 (155.4) | 45.7 (27.4) | 102.2*** (7.5) | 12.8 (50.9) | 1.3 (3.6) | 11.5*** (2.5) | 4279.5 (5132.5) | 1351.8 (835.2) | 2927.7*** (248.6) | |
Full-time worker | ||||||||||
Yes - high PD | 253.9 (233.2) | 57.7 (33.2) | 196.2*** (22.1) | 57.7 (33.2) | 1.0 (2.6) | 56.3*** (10.6) | 9384.4 (8721.6) | 1671.8 (966.3) | 7712.6*** (835.3) | |
Yes - low PD | 142.5 (174.2) | 44.3 (21.7) | 98.2*** (6.9) | 8.7 (32.9) | 1.0 (2.8) | 7.7*** (1.3) | 3904.9 (4834.3) | 1297.4 (664.7) | 2607.6*** (191.1) | |
Not full-time | 130.2 (125.6) | 40.1 (23.2) | 90.1*** (5.6) | 10.0 (32.9) | 1.3 (3.5) | 8.6*** (1.4) | 3679.3 (3580.6) | 1196.2 (723.3) | 2483.2*** (158.6) | |
Tertiary education | ||||||||||
Yes | 107.0 (126.0) | 42.7 (20.0) | 64.2*** (7.4) | 9.0 (22.6) | 1.1 (2.9) | 7.9*** (1.3) | 3062.4 (3595.4) | 1258.6 (599.1) | 1803.9*** (208.4) | |
No | 157.8 (173.8) | 43.7 (25.1) | 114.1*** (5.6) | 14.4 (51.5) | 1.2 (3.2) | 13.2*** (1.7) | 4601.9 (5386.8) | 1290.3 (766.8) | 3311.7*** (174.0) | |
BMI | ||||||||||
Overweight (≥ 25) | 152.9 (174.1) | 44.5 (24.6) | 108.4*** (8.6) | 13.0 (42.2) | 1.2 (3.4) | 11.8*** (2.1) | 4411.7 (5339.2) | 1315.0 (771.6) | 3096.7*** (263.5) | |
Normal (< 25) | 143.4 (160.5) | 43.1 (23.6) | 100.3*** (5.4) | 13.3 (47.9) | 1.1 (2.9) | 12.2*** (1.6) | 4187.3 (4923.9) | 1270.5 (706.4) | 2916.8*** (165.4) | |
VFL, % | ||||||||||
Overweight (≥ 10) | 134.9 (150.4) | 47.9 (25.9) | 87.1*** (7.9) | 14.6 (51.2) | 1.4 (3.7) | 13.2*** (2.8) | 4063.8 (5231.5) | 1416.8 (811.1) | 2647.0*** (274.5) | |
Normal (< 10) | 150.2 (170.2) | 42.6 (23.2) | 107.6*** (5.8) | 11.8 (44.7) | 1.0 (2.7) | 10.8*** (1.6) | 4271.6 (5044.0) | 1251.4 (693.5) | 3020.2*** (172.9) | |