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Table 2 Time (in min•wk -1 ) spent engaged in MVPA when participants were classified as meeting or not meeting the 2008 U.S. PA guidelines assessed using accelerometer, the SBAS, and the RAPA 1

From: Validity and reliability of two brief physical activity questionnaires among Spanish-speaking individuals of Mexican descent

Assessment method

Meeting guidelines

Not meeting guidelines

p value2

 

n

Time (min•wk-1)

n

Time (min•wk-1)

 

Accelerometers

15

221 ± 75

16

90 ± 39

0.0001

SBAS

17

175 ± 100

13

133 ± 66

0.222

RAPA

15

192 ± 99

16

117 ± 61

0.018

  1. 1Data shown as mean ± SD and expressed in min•wk-1; MVPA: Moderate Walking + Vigorous PA.
  2. 2P-value for independent t-test performed on the square root transformation of MVPA for those meeting and not meeting the 2008 U.S. PA guidelines.