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Concordance between Different Criteria for Self-Reported Physical Activity Levels and Risk Factors in People with High Blood Pressure in a Rural District in Bangladesh

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  • Fakir M. Amirul Islam

    (School of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC 3122, Australia
    Organization for Rural Community Development (ORCD), Dariapur, Narail 7500, Bangladesh)

  • Jahar Bhowmik

    (School of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC 3122, Australia)

  • Donny M. Camera

    (School of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC 3122, Australia)

  • Ralph Maddison

    (Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3220, Australia)

  • Gavin W. Lambert

    (School of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC 3122, Australia
    Iverson Health Innovation Research Institute, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC 3122, Australia)

Abstract

Self-reported assessment of physical activity (PA) is commonly used in public health research. The present study investigated the concordance of self-reported PA assessed using the global physical activity questionnaire (GPAQ) and two different measurement approaches. Participants ( n = 307, aged 30–75 years with hypertension) were recruited from a rural area in Bangladesh. We analyzed the difference between the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations of more than 600 metabolic-equivalent time-minutes (MET-min) and the self-reported active hours, at least 2.5 h per week. Tests of sensitivity and specificity were conducted to determine concordance between the two measures. According to the WHO criteria, 255 (83%) participants were active more than 600 MET-min per week and 172 (56%) people were physically active 2.5 h or more per week, indicating a 27% difference in self-reported PA. The sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values and concordance between the two measures were 64%, 92%, 98%, 34% and 70%, respectively. Considering the WHO MET-min as the appropriate measure, 89 (35%) were false negative (FN). Older age, professionals and businesspersons were associated with a higher proportion of FN. There is a gap between self-reported PA, thus a better estimate of PA may result from combining two criteria to measure PA levels.

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  • Fakir M. Amirul Islam & Jahar Bhowmik & Donny M. Camera & Ralph Maddison & Gavin W. Lambert, 2021. "Concordance between Different Criteria for Self-Reported Physical Activity Levels and Risk Factors in People with High Blood Pressure in a Rural District in Bangladesh," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(19), pages 1-12, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:19:p:10487-:d:650635
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    1. Fakir M. Amirul Islam & Mohammad Arzan Hosen & Mohammad Ariful Islam & Elisabeth A. Lambert & Bruce R. Thompson & Gavin W. Lambert & Ralph Maddison, 2021. "Knowledge of and Intention to Participate in Physical Activity Programs and Their Associated Sociodemographic Factors in People with High Blood Pressure in a Rural Area of Bangladesh: Initial Investig," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(18), pages 1-15, September.
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    1. Kexin Zhang & Sufang Huang & Danni Feng & Xiaorong Lang & Quan Wang & Yuchen Liu, 2022. "Sedentary Behavioral Studies of Young and Middle-Aged Adults with Hypertension in the Framework of Behavioral Epidemiology: A Scoping Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(24), pages 1-12, December.

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