title: The Bahasa Melayu version of the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire: reliability and validity study in Malaysia.
abstract: This study aimed to assess the reliability and concurrent validity of the Bahasa Melayu version of the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ-M) by comparing it with the short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-S) and objectively measuring physical activity using a Yamax DigiWalker (Yamax, Tokyo, Japan) pedometer. A total of 100 adults aged between 20 and 58 years from Kelantan in Malaysia voluntarily participated in this study. The Wilcoxon signed-rank analysis showed no significant differences in 2-week test-retest scores for total metabolic equivalent∙minutes∙per week and 4 domains of the GPAQ-M. There was a low but significant relationship between time spent on total physical activity measured by the GPAQ-M and average steps per day recorded using the pedometer (r s = .265, P = .013). Significant correlations were also found between GPAQ-M and the IPAQ-S for varying levels of intensity during physical activities (r s = .309-.466, P < .01).
authors.affiliation: Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kota Bharu, Malaysia sookl@kk.usm.my.
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Soo
authors.affiliation: Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kota Bharu, Malaysia.
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Wan Abdul Manan
authors.affiliation: Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kota Bharu, Malaysia.
authors.forename: W N
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Wan Suriati
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D055815:Young Adult