Deviation between self-reported and measured occupational physical activity levels in office employees: effects of age and body composition

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 575-582

  Wick, Katharina ^a   Faude, Oliver ^b   Schwager, Susanne ^a   Zahner, Lukas ^b   Donath, Lars ^b  

^a JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Activity; Bias; Comparison; Objective measures; Questionnaire; Sedentarism; Self reported data; Sit stand desk; Validity

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; AGE; BODY MASS; BODY POSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF REPORT; TIME FACTOR; WALKING; WORKPLACE;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; SELF REPORT; TIME FACTORS; WALKING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84945550060     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-015-1095-1     Document Type: Article

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