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Table 3 Correlations between MVPA assessed via the SIMPAQ and accelerometry

From: Assessing physical activity in people with mental illness: 23-country reliability and validity of the simple physical activity questionnaire (SIMPAQ)

 

N

Spearman rho

p

Total sample

617

0.25

< 0.001

Sex

 male

340

0.25

< 0.001

 female

274

0.23

< 0.001

Treatment setting

 inpatient

346

0.09

0.11

 outpatient

264

0.43

< 0.001

Country income status

 high income

480

0.12

0.01

 other (lower-upper middle income)

134

0.26

0.002

Cognitive ability

 normal (> = 26)

401

0.32

< 0.001

 impaired (< 26)

210

0.10

0.17

Diagnosis

 psychiatric comorbidity

212

0.25

< 0.001

 schizophrenia only

130

0.13

0.14

 bipolar disorder only

78

0.23

0.04

 depressive disorder only

112

0.33

< 0.001

  1. *All participants with available data were included in each analysis