Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire (PPAQ) to the Brazilian population.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the total activity performed by women with low-risk pregnancy as well as translate and pursue a cross-cultural adaptation of the Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire (PPAQ) to the Brazilian reality.


METHODS
We conducted a cross-sectional quantitative study including 305 women between 16 and 40 years of age with low-risk pregnancies.


METHODS
The Department of Public Health, State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.


METHODS
We applied an adapted version of PPAQ to assess the levels of physical activity and the intensity in the metabolic equivalent task (MET), which could be distinguished as follows: sedentary (< 1.5 METs), light (1.5-3.0 METs), moderate activity (3.0-6.0 METs), and vigorous activity (>6.0 METs). The Kruskal-Wallis test was used to compare energy expenditure (MET) with socio-demographic variables.


RESULTS
More than half of the participants performed activities that were classified as light (51.4%). If we group the activities that were categorized as sedentary and light, this value increases to 74.7%, showing a high prevalence of insufficiently active pregnant women. Lower energy expenditure was observed in the third gestational trimester among pregnant women with lower educational level, single women, and mixed-race women (p < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
There is a prevalence of physical inactivity during the three trimesters of pregnancy. The results validate PPAQ for the Brazilian population to serve as a basis for future public policies focused on combating the health problems of mother-infant pairs.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003469:Culture; D004522:Educational Status; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D009043:Motor Activity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011264:Pregnancy Trimesters; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
adaptation; energy expenditure; physical activity; pregnancy; questionnaire; Brazilian population.