Scoring protocol for calculation of total energy expenditure by physical activity questionnaires used in Japanese cohort studies

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  • Nakata Yoshio
    Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba
  • Sasai Hiroyuki
    Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo
  • Murakami Haruka
    Department of Physical Activity Research, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
  • Kawakami Ryoko
    Department of Physical Activity Research, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
  • Tanaka Shigeho
    Department of Nutrition and Metabolism, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
  • Miyachi Motohiko
    Department of Physical Activity Research, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition

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  • 国内のコホート研究で使用されている身体活動質問票による総エネルギー消費量の算出に向けたスコアリングプロトコル
  • コクナイ ノ コホート ケンキュウ デ シヨウ サレテ イル シンタイ カツドウ シツモンヒョウ ニ ヨル ソウ エネルギー ショウヒリョウ ノ サンシュツ ニ ムケタ スコアリングプロトコル

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Abstract

<p>With regard to public health, it is essential to assess physical activity and to reduce physical inactivity. Physical activity questionnaires (PAQs) are a common method of assessing physical activity. If PAQs can be used to obtain information about 24-hour behaviors and metabolic equivalents (METs), then total energy expenditure (TEE) can be estimated. TEE is an important measure to test dose-response relationships with health outcomes. If TEE can be calculated from various PAQs, comparability among cohort studies is improved. The purpose of the present study is to collect PAQs used in major Japanese cohort studies, and to show the scoring protocol for TEE estimation through the PAQs. With cooperation from principal investigators of each cohort study, 21 PAQs were collected. Of these, 7 PAQs were detailed enough to calculate TEE, and the scoring protocols for TEE estimation were shown. It remains a matter of debate as to how to assign METs to some questionnaire items, as consistency among PAQs needs to be taken into account. And also, in some PAQs, METs were not officially assigned. Further discussion of these points and further studies to test the validity of the scoring protocol for TEE estimation are necessary.</p>

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