Comparison of the EPIC Physical Activity Questionnaire with combined heart rate and movement sensing in a nationally representative sample of older British adults.

<h4>Objectives</h4>To compare physical activity (PA) subcomponents from EPIC Physical Activity Questionnaire (EPAQ2) and combined heart rate and movement sensing in older adults.<h4>Methods</h4>Participants aged 60-64y from the MRC National Survey of Health and Development in...

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Main Authors: Vanesa España-Romero, Rajna Golubic, Kathryn R Martin, Rebecca Hardy, Ulf Ekelund, Diana Kuh, Nicholas J Wareham, Rachel Cooper, Soren Brage, NSHD scientific and data collection teams
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0087085
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author Vanesa España-Romero
Rajna Golubic
Kathryn R Martin
Rebecca Hardy
Ulf Ekelund
Diana Kuh
Nicholas J Wareham
Rachel Cooper
Soren Brage
NSHD scientific and data collection teams
author_facet Vanesa España-Romero
Rajna Golubic
Kathryn R Martin
Rebecca Hardy
Ulf Ekelund
Diana Kuh
Nicholas J Wareham
Rachel Cooper
Soren Brage
NSHD scientific and data collection teams
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description <h4>Objectives</h4>To compare physical activity (PA) subcomponents from EPIC Physical Activity Questionnaire (EPAQ2) and combined heart rate and movement sensing in older adults.<h4>Methods</h4>Participants aged 60-64y from the MRC National Survey of Health and Development in Great Britain completed EPAQ2, which assesses self-report PA in 4 domains (leisure time, occupation, transportation and domestic life) during the past year and wore a combined sensor for 5 consecutive days. Estimates of PA energy expenditure (PAEE), sedentary behaviour, light (LPA) and moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) were obtained from EPAQ2 and combined sensing and compared. Complete data were available in 1689 participants (52% women).<h4>Results</h4>EPAQ2 estimates of PAEE and MVPA were higher than objective estimates and sedentary time and LPA estimates were lower [bias (95% limits of agreement) in men and women were 32.3 (-61.5 to 122.6) and 29.0 (-39.2 to 94.6) kJ/kg/day for PAEE; -4.6 (-10.6 to 1.3) and -6.0 (-10.9 to -1.0) h/day for sedentary time; -171.8 (-454.5 to 110.8) and -60.4 (-367.5 to 246.6) min/day for LPA; 91.1 (-159.5 to 341.8) and 55.4 (-117.2 to 228.0) min/day for MVPA]. There were significant positive correlations between all self-reported and objectively assessed PA subcomponents (rho= 0.12 to 0.36); the strongest were observed for MVPA (rho = 0.30 men; rho = 0.36 women) and PAEE (rho = 0.26 men; rho = 0.25 women).<h4>Conclusion</h4>EPAQ2 produces higher estimates of PAEE and MVPA and lower estimates of sedentary and LPA than objective assessment. However, both methodologies rank individuals similarly, suggesting that EPAQ2 may be used in etiological studies in this population.
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spelling doaj-art-2ea0e71dde9f4171a70d73f1facb7b942025-08-20T02:34:14ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032014-01-0192e8708510.1371/journal.pone.0087085Comparison of the EPIC Physical Activity Questionnaire with combined heart rate and movement sensing in a nationally representative sample of older British adults.Vanesa España-RomeroRajna GolubicKathryn R MartinRebecca HardyUlf EkelundDiana KuhNicholas J WarehamRachel CooperSoren BrageNSHD scientific and data collection teams<h4>Objectives</h4>To compare physical activity (PA) subcomponents from EPIC Physical Activity Questionnaire (EPAQ2) and combined heart rate and movement sensing in older adults.<h4>Methods</h4>Participants aged 60-64y from the MRC National Survey of Health and Development in Great Britain completed EPAQ2, which assesses self-report PA in 4 domains (leisure time, occupation, transportation and domestic life) during the past year and wore a combined sensor for 5 consecutive days. Estimates of PA energy expenditure (PAEE), sedentary behaviour, light (LPA) and moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) were obtained from EPAQ2 and combined sensing and compared. Complete data were available in 1689 participants (52% women).<h4>Results</h4>EPAQ2 estimates of PAEE and MVPA were higher than objective estimates and sedentary time and LPA estimates were lower [bias (95% limits of agreement) in men and women were 32.3 (-61.5 to 122.6) and 29.0 (-39.2 to 94.6) kJ/kg/day for PAEE; -4.6 (-10.6 to 1.3) and -6.0 (-10.9 to -1.0) h/day for sedentary time; -171.8 (-454.5 to 110.8) and -60.4 (-367.5 to 246.6) min/day for LPA; 91.1 (-159.5 to 341.8) and 55.4 (-117.2 to 228.0) min/day for MVPA]. There were significant positive correlations between all self-reported and objectively assessed PA subcomponents (rho= 0.12 to 0.36); the strongest were observed for MVPA (rho = 0.30 men; rho = 0.36 women) and PAEE (rho = 0.26 men; rho = 0.25 women).<h4>Conclusion</h4>EPAQ2 produces higher estimates of PAEE and MVPA and lower estimates of sedentary and LPA than objective assessment. However, both methodologies rank individuals similarly, suggesting that EPAQ2 may be used in etiological studies in this population.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0087085
spellingShingle Vanesa España-Romero
Rajna Golubic
Kathryn R Martin
Rebecca Hardy
Ulf Ekelund
Diana Kuh
Nicholas J Wareham
Rachel Cooper
Soren Brage
NSHD scientific and data collection teams
Comparison of the EPIC Physical Activity Questionnaire with combined heart rate and movement sensing in a nationally representative sample of older British adults.
PLoS ONE
title Comparison of the EPIC Physical Activity Questionnaire with combined heart rate and movement sensing in a nationally representative sample of older British adults.
title_full Comparison of the EPIC Physical Activity Questionnaire with combined heart rate and movement sensing in a nationally representative sample of older British adults.
title_fullStr Comparison of the EPIC Physical Activity Questionnaire with combined heart rate and movement sensing in a nationally representative sample of older British adults.
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of the EPIC Physical Activity Questionnaire with combined heart rate and movement sensing in a nationally representative sample of older British adults.
title_short Comparison of the EPIC Physical Activity Questionnaire with combined heart rate and movement sensing in a nationally representative sample of older British adults.
title_sort comparison of the epic physical activity questionnaire with combined heart rate and movement sensing in a nationally representative sample of older british adults
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0087085
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