Validation Studies of the Physical Activity Recall Instrument (PARI)

Timperio et al. 2003

See reference #108

Methods

PARI compared to MTI/CSA accelerometer worn for seven days. (Spearman’s rank order coefficient)

Sample

122 (47% men) males mean age 37.8 (±12.7) years; females 39.6 (±17) years

Summary Results

	Men	Women
PARI vs MTI
>3.0 METs	0.29*	0.25*
3.0-5.9 METs	0.26	0.39**
6+ METs	0.36	0.09

* p < 0.05
** p < 0.01