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Article

Misreporting of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Parents-to-Be: A Validation Study across Sex

by
Tom Deliens
1,*,†,
Vickà Versele
1,†,
Jasper Jehin
1,
Eva D’Hondt
1,
Yanni Verhavert
1,
Peter Clarys
1,
Roland Devlieger
2,3,
Annick Bogaerts
2,4,5 and
Dirk Aerenhouts
1
1
Department of Movement and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
2
Research Unit Woman and Child, Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Oude Markt 13, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
3
Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospitals KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
4
Centre for Research and Innovation in Care (CRIC), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
5
Faculty of Health, University of Plymouth, Devon PL4 8AA, UK
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
Shared first authorship.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(9), 4654; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094654
Submission received: 26 March 2021 / Revised: 20 April 2021 / Accepted: 23 April 2021 / Published: 27 April 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nutrition, Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity during Pregnancy and Postpartum)
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Abstract

This study validated the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and the Context-specific Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire (CSBQ) against accelerometry among parents-to-be. Sex-differences in potential misreporting of physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) were also investigated. Self-reported total PA (TPA), light-intensity PA (LPA), moderate-intensity PA (MPA), vigorous-intensity PA (VPA), moderate-to-vigorous-intensity PA (MVPA), and SB of 91 parents-to-be (41 men and 50 women) were compared with Actigraph data according to sex. Furthermore, the extent of misreporting was compared between sexes. Strong correlations for TPA and weak-to-moderate correlations for LPA, MPA, VPA, MVPA, and SB were observed. Participants underestimated TPA by 1068 min/week (=17.8 h/week; −50%), LPA by 1593 min/week (=26.6 h/week; −83%), and SB by 428 min/week (=7.1 h/week; −11%) and overestimated MPA by 384 min/week (=6.4 h/week; +176%) and MVPA by 525 min/week (=8.8 h/week; +224%). Males overreported VPA more than females in absolute minutes per week (238 min/week, i.e., 4.0 h/week vs. 62 min/week, i.e., 1.0 h/week), whereas, in relative terms, the opposite (+850% vs. +1033%) was true. The IPAQ and CSBQ can be used with caution to estimate TPA and SB among parents-to-be considering a strong correlation but low agreement for TPA and a weak-to-moderate correlation but acceptable agreement for SB. We disadvise using these self-reports to estimate PA on the distinct intensity levels.
Keywords: validity; self-report; questionnaire; accelerometry; pregnancy validity; self-report; questionnaire; accelerometry; pregnancy

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Deliens, T.; Versele, V.; Jehin, J.; D’Hondt, E.; Verhavert, Y.; Clarys, P.; Devlieger, R.; Bogaerts, A.; Aerenhouts, D. Misreporting of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Parents-to-Be: A Validation Study across Sex. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 4654. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094654

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Deliens T, Versele V, Jehin J, D’Hondt E, Verhavert Y, Clarys P, Devlieger R, Bogaerts A, Aerenhouts D. Misreporting of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Parents-to-Be: A Validation Study across Sex. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(9):4654. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094654

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Deliens, Tom, Vickà Versele, Jasper Jehin, Eva D’Hondt, Yanni Verhavert, Peter Clarys, Roland Devlieger, Annick Bogaerts, and Dirk Aerenhouts. 2021. "Misreporting of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Parents-to-Be: A Validation Study across Sex" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 9: 4654. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094654

APA Style

Deliens, T., Versele, V., Jehin, J., D’Hondt, E., Verhavert, Y., Clarys, P., Devlieger, R., Bogaerts, A., & Aerenhouts, D. (2021). Misreporting of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Parents-to-Be: A Validation Study across Sex. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(9), 4654. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094654

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