Concordance Between Accelerometer-Measured and Self-Reported Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Adults with Autism

Daehyoung Lee, Georgia C. Frey, Donetta J. Cothran, Jaroslaw Harezlak, Patrick C. Shih

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Abstract

This study examined the concordance between accelerometry-measured and self-reported physical activity (PA) and sedentary time in adults with autism. Twenty-four participants wore an ActiGraph GT3X + accelerometer for seven consecutive days and completed the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF) on the last day of their study participation. Bland-Altman plots assessed the magnitude of agreement between the two measures. Nearly 80% of the participants accumulated the recommended ≥ 150 min of moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA)/week, but were also sedentary for over nine hours/day according to accelerometry data. Findings showed that adults with autism tended to overreport MVPA (b = 1.606, p < 0.01) and underreport sedentary time (b = 1.161, p = 0.03) via the IPAQ-SF, as compared to objective measurements.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1517-1526
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Volume54
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2024
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • Accelerometer
  • Autism
  • IPAQ-SF
  • Physical activity
  • Sedentary time

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