Pedometer-determined physical activity and its comparison with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire in a sample of Belgian adults.
Pedometer-determined physical activity (PA) levels in Belgian adults were provided and compared to PA scores reported in the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). The representative sample (N=1239) of the Belgian population took on average 9655 (4526) steps/day. According to pedometer indices 58.4% were insufficiently active. Steps/day differed significantly between gender (F = 5.0, p = .026), age groups (F = 3.3, p = .01), employment status (F = 6.2, p = .013), and days of monitoring (F = 7.4, p = .007). Steps/day were negatively correlated to the time spent sitting and positively to PA at work, in transport, and in leisure time (p < .001). Steps data can discriminate between PA levels reported in the IPAQ. Belgian population pedometer-determined PA levels are higher than those reported in samples of the United States; however, there is a wide distribution of ambulatory behavior
De Cocker
Katrien
K
Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. katrien.decocker@ugent.be
Cardon
Greet
G
De Bourdeaudhuij
Ilse
I
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001530:Belgium; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires