Predicting cardiorespiratory fitness without exercise testing in epidemiologic studies : A concurrent validity study

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-35

  Cardinal, Bradley J ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health surveys; Physical activity questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; JAPAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 37849185783     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.6.31     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. LaPorte RE, Montoye HJ, Caspersen CJ. Assessment of physical activity in epidemiological research : Problems and prospects. Public Health Reports, 1985 ; 100 : 131-146.
2. National Center for Health Statistics. Assessing physical fitness and physical activity in population-based surveys. (DHHS Publication No. PHS 89-1253). Washington, DC : Government Printing Office, 1989.
3. American College of Sports Medicine. ACSM's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription, 5th ed. Media, PA : Williams & Wilkins, 1995.
4. Schechtman KB, Barzilai B, Rost K, Fisher EB. Measuring physical activity with a single question. Am J Public Health, 1991 ; 81 : 771-773.
5. Washburn RA., Montoye HJ. Assessment of physical activity by questionnaire : A review. Am J Epidemiol, 1986; 123 : 563-576.
6. Godin G, Jobin J, Bouilon J. Assessment of leisure time exercise behavior by self-report : A concurrent validity study. Can J Public Health, 1986 ; 77 : 359-361.
7. Jacobs DR, Jr, Ainsworth BE, Hartman TJ., Leon AS. A simultaneous evaluation of 10 commonly used physical activity questionnaires. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 1993 ; 25 : 81-90.
8. Kohl HW, Blair SN, Paffenbarger RS, Jr, Macera CA, Kronenfeld JJ. A mail survey of physical activity habits as related to measured physical fitness. Am J Epidemiol, 1988 ; 127 : 1228-1239.
9. Leon AS, Jacobs DR, Jr, DeBacker G, Taylor HL. Relationship of physical characteristics and life habits to treadmill exercise capacity. Am J Epidemiol, 1985 ; 113 : 653-660.
10. Ainsworth BE, Richardson M, Jacobs DR, Jr, Leon AS. Prediction of cardiorespiratory fitness using physical activity questionnaire data. Med Exerc Nutr Health, 1992 ; 1 : 75-82.
11. Jackson AS, Blair SN, Mahar MT, Wier LT, Ross RM, Stuteville JE. Prediction of functional aerobic capacity without exercise testing. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 1990, 22 : 863-870.
12. Ross RM, Jackson AS. Exercise concepts, calculations, and computer applications. Carmel, IN : Benchmark, 1990.
13. Wier LT, Jackson AS, Pinkerton MB. Evaluation of the NASA/JSC health related fitness program. Aviation Space Environmental Med, 1989 ; 60 : 438-444.
14. Godin G, Shephard RJ. A simple method to assess exercise behavior in the community. Can J Applied Sport Sciences, 1985 ; 10 : 141-146.
15. Ainsworth BE, Richardson M, Jacobs DR, Jr, Leon AS. Gender differences in physical activity. Women Sport Physical Activity J, 1993 ; 2 : 1-16.
16. Gray DS, Fujioka K. Use of relative weight and body mass index for the determination of adiposity. J Clinical Epidemiol, 1991 ; 44:545-550.
17. Blair SN. How to assess exercise habits and physical fit-ness. In; Matarazzo JD, Weiss SM, Herd JA, Miller ME, and Weiss SM eds. Behavioral health : A handbook of health enhancement and disease prevention. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1984 : 424-447.
18. Dishman RK, Steinhardt M. Reliability and concurrent validity for a 7-d re-call of physical activity in college students. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 1988 ; 20 : 14-25.