Validation Studies of the Fels physical activity questionnaire for children

Treuth et al. 2005

See reference #110

Methods

Fels PAQ compared to Actiwatch accelerometer (counts per minute)
worn for 6 d

Sample

130 girls and 99 boys aged 7-19 years

Summary Results

	Actiwatch (high school age)
Fels PAQ
Fels score I	0.11 (P=0.33)
Fels score 2	0.28 (P=0.014)
Mean Fels score	0.21 (P=0.006)
Mean sport score	0.34 (P=0.002)
Mean leisure score	0.20 (P=0.08)
Mean work score	0.08 (P=0.47)