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Standardized Questionnaires of Walking & Bicycling Database:
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Table 12. European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) Physical Activity Questions
| Reference |
Methods |
Sample |
Summary Results |
| Wareham et al. 2003(24) |
Relationship of EPIC Physical Activity Index (PAI), and physical activity ratio (PAR) calculated from 4-day heart-rate monitoring; VO2 max, energy intake/BMR assessed by 7-day food diaries (EI/BMR). |
173 men and women; 40 to 65 years of age |
| Physical Activity Index (EPIC) |
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Inactive |
Mod Inactive |
Mod active |
Active |
PAR* |
2.34 |
2.25 |
2.45 |
2.6 |
VO2 max** |
26 |
28 |
30 |
31 |
EI/BMR Men |
1.26 |
1.3 |
1.33 |
1.42 |
* p for trend 0.003
** p for trend 0.001 |
| Pols et al. 1997(25) |
Relationship between EPIC PAQ items and 3-day activity diary, repeated four times (Spearman correlation) |
126 men and women; 20 and 70 years of age |
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Men |
Women |
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1st diary |
3rd diary |
1st diary |
3rd diary |
Walking |
0.32 |
0.26 |
0.33 |
0.33 |
Cycling |
0.46 |
0.48 |
0.48 |
0.49 |
No p values |
| Pols et al. 1997(26) |
Relationship between pre-EPIC PAQ repeated 3 times, and four-times-repeated 3-day activity diary
(Spearman correlation) |
126 Dutch adults; 64 men, 62 women; 21-59 years of age |
| |
1st EPIC PAQ |
3rd EPIC PAQ |
Men |
0.66
(0.49-0.78) |
0.51
(0.28-0.68) |
Women |
0.43
(-0.18-0.63) |
0.44
(0.20-0.64) |
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| Pols et al. 1996(27) |
Relation between pre-EPIC PAQ and BAQ to a physical activity diary (12 d) as the main reference method, a single 24-h Caltrac accelerometer score, and energy intake estimated from a 24-h dietary recall repeated 12 times (Pearson correlation) |
33 women; 51-71 years of age |
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Pre-EPIC |
BAQ |
77% agreement for classification below and above mean |
Diary |
0.64* |
Caltrac |
0.22 |
EI-recall |
-0.43* |
* p < 0.05 |
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