Calibration and Validation of the Youth Activity Profile as a Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Surveillance Tool for English Youth

Calibration and Validation of the Youth Activity Profile as a Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Surveillance Tool for English Youth

Self-reported youth physical activity (PA) is typically overestimated. We aimed to calibrate and validate a self-report tool among English youth. Four-hundred-and-two participants (aged 9−16 years; 212 boys) wore SenseWear Armband Mini devices (SWA) for eight days and completed the self-re...

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Main Authors: Stuart J. Fairclough, Danielle L. Christian, Pedro F. Saint-Maurice, Paul R. Hibbing, Robert J. Noonan, Greg J. Welk, Philip M. Dixon, Lynne M. Boddy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
calibration
validation
physical activity
self-report
accelerometer
sedentary behaviour
children
adolescents
measurement
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/19/3711

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