Validation in London of a physical activity questionnaire for use in a study of postmenopausal osteopaenia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11173271 |
|---|---|
| Authors | S Suleiman (King's College London), Michael Nelson (0000-0001-6917-4752, King's College London) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 365-372 |
| Publication date | 1997-08-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0143-005X • E-ISSN: 1470-2738 |
| Publisher | BMJ (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1136/jech.51.4.365 |
| PMID | 9328540 |
| OpenAlex | W2149874756 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 18 |
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine the validity of a self administered physical activity questionnaire to be used as part of a screening device for postmenopausal osteopaenia (with additional questions on medical history and calcium intake). DESIGN: A questionnaire was posted to 86 perimenopausal women to enquire about weekly hours spent in non-sedentary activity at work, in the household, and during leisure hours. Subjects who returned the questionnaire were visited at home and asked to complete a four day activity diary and subsequently to undertake a submaximal estimate of VO2 MAX, carried out using a treadmill ergometer. They were interviewed to clarify questionnaire and diary entries. Questionnaire validity was assessed in comparison with the diary estimates of hours of activity and with VO2 MAX. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 86 perimenopausal women aged 43-54 years were randomly selected from a GP list in Hammersmith, London. Thirty five women (41%) returned the questionnaire. They were visited at home, given the diary to complete, and invited to attend the physiology laboratory for VO2 MAX measurements. Twenty six of the 35 (74%) completed the study and were included in the final analysis. MAIN RESULTS: Women spent an average of 51 hours per week in non-sedentary activities. Questionnaire and diary yielded similar results (51.05 versus 51.30 h/wk), and there was a good correlation between diary and questionnaire estimates of total weekly hours of non-sedentary activity (r = 0.45, p
Physical activity · Physical therapy · Cardiovascular and exercise physiology · Medicine · Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
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| Citation span | 1998 - 2009 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |