Voss, Christine and Ogunleye, Ayodele A and Sandercock, Gavin RH (2013) Physical Activity Questionnaire for children and adolescents: English norms and cut-off points. Pediatrics International, 55 (4). pp. 498-507. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/ped.12092
Voss, Christine and Ogunleye, Ayodele A and Sandercock, Gavin RH (2013) Physical Activity Questionnaire for children and adolescents: English norms and cut-off points. Pediatrics International, 55 (4). pp. 498-507. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/ped.12092
Voss, Christine and Ogunleye, Ayodele A and Sandercock, Gavin RH (2013) Physical Activity Questionnaire for children and adolescents: English norms and cut-off points. Pediatrics International, 55 (4). pp. 498-507. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/ped.12092
Abstract
Background The Physical Activity Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (PAQ-C/-A) provides general estimates of physical activity levels. Following recent expert recommendations for using the PAQ for population surveillance, the aim of this paper was twofold: first, to describe normative PAQ data for English youth; and second, to determine a criterion-referenced PAQ-score cut-off point. Methods Participants (n = 7226, 53% boys, 10-15 years) completed an anglicized version of the PAQ. Peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) was predicted from PACER lap count according to latest FITNESSGRAM standards and categorized into "at-risk" and "no-risk" for metabolic syndrome. ROC curves were drawn for each age-sex group to identify PAQ scores, which categorized youth into "sufficiently active" versus "low-active" groups, using cardiorespiratory fitness as the criterion-referenced standard. Results PAQ scores were higher in boys than in girls and declined with age. Mean PAQ score was a significant, albeit relatively weak (area under the curve < 0.7) discriminator between "at-risk" and "no-risk." PAQ scores of ≥2.9 for boys and ≥2.7 for girls were identified as cut-off points, although it may be more appropriate to use lower, age-specific PAQ scores for girls of 13, 14 and 15 years (2.6, 2.4, 2.3, respectively). Conclusion The normative and criterion-referenced PAQ values may be used to standardize and categorize PAQ scores in future youth population studies. © 2013 The Authors.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | cardiorespiratory fitness; child; physical activity; questionnaires; receiver-operator curve |
Subjects: | Q Science > QP Physiology |
Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Health Faculty of Science and Health > Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, School of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 16 Sep 2013 08:32 |
Last Modified: | 18 Aug 2022 11:15 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/7718 |