Evaluation of Physical Activity in a Group of Physically Inactive Individuals from a Government Corporation
Journal Title: Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research (BJSTR) - Year 2019, Vol 15, Issue 4
Abstract
Modern societies are undergoing considerable changes, such as the increase of physical inactivity. Epidemiological and scientific studies report that physical activity is related to reduced morbidity and mortality from a number of diseases. It is not easy to assess and quantify the degree of physical activity of individuals, as the instruments used do not always meet all the requirements of the activity performed and there is no gold standard established. This study aims to compare two methods of evaluating the usual or daily physical activity done by the employees from a government corporation, who self-reported being physically inactive. The study included 41 volunteers, of which 65.9% were males, with a mean age of 46±9.8 years, from a government corporation based in Rio de Janeiro. The instruments used were a pedometer and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). The study found 34.0% of physically inactive and little active individuals classified by a pedometer and 26.5% of physically inactive individuals and irregularly active type B individuals according to IPAQ. The two methods were compared with each other for the correlation of physical activity classification, and similarity was found in only six participants with 17.6% concordance degree, revealing discrepancy between the methods (Kappa coefficient: -0.030). In this sample, it was found that 66% of individuals self-reported as physically inactive were reclassified as non-physically inactive when the pedometer was used and 73.5% when the IPAQ was used, based on the activities performed in their daily routine.
Authors and Affiliations
Denise Castro de Souza Côrtes, Oziel Marcio Araújo Tardin, Ana Carolina Castro Côrtes, Monique Christiane Braga Gomes
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- EP ID EP590844
- DOI 10.26717/BJSTR.2019.15.002748
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