© 1983 The Gerontological Society of America
The Assessment of Physical Activity in Older Women: Analysis of the Interrelationship and Reliability of Activity Monitoring, Activity Surveys, and Caloric Intake1
2 Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA
3 School of Health Related Professions, University of Pitttsburgh Pittsburgh, PA
4 Human Energy Research Laboratory. Trees Hall, University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA
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The interrelationship and reliability of three different activity measures were examined in 76 postmenopausal women. The women wore Large Scale Integrated (LSI) activity monitors, completed the Paffenbarger Activity Survey, and completed 3-day food logs for determination of caloric intake/expenditure. The paffenbarger survey was assessed twice, a year apart. The results indicated that caloric intake was a very poor index of activity. The LSI activity monitoring and Paffenbarger Survey were both effective, reliable measures of physical activity. However, they appeared to measure somewhat different aspects of physical activity. The LSI measured physical activity associated with movement, whereas the surveys measured the intensity component of energy expenditure. The research indicated that it is important to evaluate the characteristics of the activity of interest in order to select a physical activity tool for assessing activity patterns in older women.
Key Words: Postmenopausal women • Exercise • Epidemiology • Nutritional assessment
1 Research supported by Grant Number AM 21190 from the National Institutes of Health. Direct reprint requests to Dr. LaPorte, Department of Epidemiology. Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15261.
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