Reliability and validity of a new physical activity questionnaire for India

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Anjana, Ranjit Mohan ^a   Sudha, Vasudevan ^a   Lakshmipriya, Nagarajan ^a   Subhashini, Sivasankaran ^a   Pradeepa, Rajendra ^a   Geetha, Loganathan ^a   Bai, Mookambika Ramya ^a   Gayathri, Rajagopal ^a   Deepa, Mohan ^a   Unnikrishnan, Ranjit ^a   Binu, Valsalakumari Sreekumaran Nair ^b   Kurpad, Anura V ^c   Mohan, Viswanathan ^a  

^a MADRAS DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

^b MANIPAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Exercise; GPAQ; India; IPAQ; Physical activity; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; GLOBAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; INDIA; MADRAS DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RURAL AREA; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF REPORT; URBAN AREA; VALIDATION STUDY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; EXERCISE; MIDDLE AGED; STANDARDS; TIME;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84936881852     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12966-015-0196-2     Document Type: Article

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