Advances in Physical Education
Vol.7 No.4(2017), Paper ID 80494, 16
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DOI:10.4236/ape.2017.74038
Convergent Validity of a Physical Activity Questionnaire against Objectively Measured Physical Activity in Adults: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study
Mirja Hirvensalo, Costan G. Magnussen, Xiaolin Yang, Risto Telama, Ilkka Heinonen, Nina Hutri-Kähönen, Kasper Salin, Jorma Viikari, Olli T. Raitakari, Tuija H. Tammelin
Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland
Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine and Departments of Clinical Physiology and Internal Medicine, University of Turku and Turku University Central Hospital, Turku, Finland
LIKES Research Centre for Physical Activity and Health, Jyvaskyla, Finland
Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland
Turku PET Centre, Turku University Hospital, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland
Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine and Departments of Clinical Physiology and Internal Medicine, University of Turku and Turku University Central Hospital, Turku, Finland
Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine and Departments of Clinical Physiology and Internal Medicine, University of Turku and Turku University Central Hospital, Turku, Finland
LIKES Research Centre for Physical Activity and Health, Jyvaskyla, Finland
Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Division of Experimental Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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How to Cite this Article
Hirvensalo, M. , Magnussen, C. , Yang, X. , Telama, R. , Heinonen, I. , Hutri-Kähönen, N. , Salin, K. , Viikari, J. , Raitakari, O. and Tammelin, T. (2017) Convergent Validity of a Physical Activity Questionnaire against Objectively Measured Physical Activity in Adults: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study.
Advances in Physical Education,
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10.4236/ape.2017.74038.