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Salud Pública de México

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MEDINA, Catalina et al. Validity and reliability of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) long-form in a subsample of female Mexican teachers. Salud pública Méx [online]. 2022, vol.64, n.1, pp.57-65.  Epub 06-Mar-2023. ISSN 0036-3634.  https://doi.org/10.21149/12889.

Objective:

To evaluate the test-retest reliability and validity of the long-form International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-long form).

Materials and methods:

A subsample of 86 teachers underwent telephone interviews and clinic visits in Mexico City. Through 22 months, physical activity (PA) levels were obtained from accelerometers (months 6 and 22) and IPAQ long-form (months 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12). Minutes per week of moderate (MPA), walking (WPA), vigorous (VPA) and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) were calculated for each intensity and domain. Variables were logarithmically transformed. Intra-class and Pearson correlations were used to determine the relationship between instruments.

Results:

Test-retest reliability of the average IPAQs long-form varied across intensities and domains (ranged from r= 0.24 to r= 0.65). Minutes per week of VPA and MVPA accelerometer 1 (AC1) were fairly associated to International Physical Activity Questionnaire-long form 3 (IPAQ3) (r= 0.60 and r= 0.31, respectively) one week apart.

Conclusions:

IPAQ long-form is fairly reliable for MVPA and valid for assessing MVPA and VPA in a subsample of Mexican teachers.

Palavras-chave : validity; women; measurement; questionnaire; accelerometer.

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