Epidemiol Health.
2018;40:e2018060. 10.4178/epih.e2018060.
Comparison of self-reported and accelerometer-assessed measurements of physical activity according to socio-demographic characteristics in Korean adults
- Lee SW
- Shim JS
- Song BM
- Lee HJ
- Bae HY
- Park JH
- Choi HR
- Yang JW
- Heo JE
- Cho SM
- Lee GB
- Hidalgo DH
- Kim TH
- Chung KS
- Kim HC
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Public Health, Yonsei University of Graduate School, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases Etiology Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hckim@yuhs.ac
- 3Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 4Department of Cardiology, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 5Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Chest Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 2438508
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2018060
Abstract
OBJECTIVES
Previous studies have shown relatively low correlations between self-reported and accelerometer-assessed physical activity (PA). However, this association differs by socio-demographic factors, and this relationship has not been fully investigated in the general population. Thus, we investigated the correlation between self-reported and accelerometer-assessed PA and whether it differed by demographic and socioeconomic factors among the Korean general population.
METHODS
This cross-sectional study included 623 participants (203 men and 420 women) aged 30 to 64 years, who completed a PA questionnaire and wore a wrist-worn accelerometer on the non-dominant wrist for 7 days. We examined the agreement for metabolic equivalent task minutes per week (MET-min/wk) between the 2 measures and calculated Spearman correlation coefficients according to demographic and socioeconomic factors.
RESULTS
The kappa coefficient between tertiles of self-reported and accelerometer-assessed total MET-min/wk was 0.16 in the total population, suggesting overall poor agreement. The correlation coefficient between the 2 measurements was 0.26 (p < 0.001) in the total population, and the correlation tended to decrease with increasing age (p for trend < 0.001) and depression scores (p for trend < 0.001).
CONCLUSION
We found a low correlation between self-reported and accelerometer-assessed PA among healthy Korean adults, and the correlation decreased with age and depression score. When studying PA using accelerometers and/or questionnaires, age and depression need to be considered, as should differences between self-reported and accelerometer-assessed PA.
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