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3684976

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-12-28
pubmed:abstractText
We assessed the utility of two simplified approaches for the assessment of physical activity in a random sample of 348 college students (218 white, 130 black), mean age 19.3 years. Self-assessment of physical activity level was obtained from the response (4-point scale) to the question "Compared with others your age and sex would you consider yourself to be" (I) much more active to (IV) somewhat less active. In addition, the frequency of exercise-induced sweating (days/week) was assessed. Responses were compared with measurements of resting heart rate, triceps skinfolds, and physical activity as assessed by the Harvard Alumni Survey. Results for the self-assessment question indicated significantly lower resting heart rates (beats/min) (73.0 vs 64.6, P less than 0.01), triceps skinfolds (mm) (10.9 vs 20.4, P less than 0.001), and higher Harvard Survey scores (kcal/week) (5,654 vs 1,310, P less than 0.001) for those responding (i) compared with (iv). Similar results were noted for the sweat-episode question. Those reporting 5-7 sweat episodes per week had significantly lower resting heart rates (67.0 vs 74.8, P less than 0.01), triceps skinfolds (14.7 vs 17.3, P less than 0.01), and higher Harvard Survey scores (5,717 vs 1,453, P less than 0.001) than those reporting 0-1 sweat episodes per week. The results suggest that these simplified approaches may provide useful indices of physical activity for epidemiologic research and warrant further investigation in other populations.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0091-7435
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
636-46
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Physical activity assessment for epidemiologic research: the utility of two simplified approaches.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.