Cent Eur J Public Health 2025, 33(3):225-229 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a8446

Validation of the Greek version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire – Short Form in adults 18–65 years old

Nikos Dimitriadis1, 2, Maria Partsafa1, Nikoleta-Maria Bokou1, Alexandros Dimitriadis2, Katy Taveira2, Demosthenes Panagiotakos1
1 Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences and Education, Harokopio University of Athens, Athens, Greece
2 Myathlete Exercise Physiology Hub, Glyfada, Greece

Objectives: Various tools and methods have been proposed to measure physical activity, with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) being one of the most popular self-reported tools. The study's aim was to test the validity of IPAQ-SF among Greek male and female adults, aged 18-65 years.

Methods: A total of 134 adults (98 males) were randomly selected and participated in the study. The mean age of participants was 37.9 years (SD = 11.6), with 73.1% being male. Translation and back-translation was performed to ensure cultural adaptation. The validity of IPAQ-SF was ascertained using fitness measures (maximum oxygen uptake, VO2 max, velocity of VO2 max, maximum heart rate, and heartbeat at 1 min).

Results: Based on the IPAQ-SF, participants engaged in vigorous physical activity for an average of 3 days per week (mean = 68.8 minutes/day), moderate activity for 2.6 days per week (mean = 56.2 minutes/day), and walking for 3.7 days per week (mean = 24.4 minutes/day). The median total MET-minutes/week was 2,751. IPAQ-SF demonstrated moderate validity as modest positive correlations were observed between MET-minutes/week and VO2 max (rho = 0.3096, p < 0.001), and vVO2 max (rho = 0.2511, p = 0.008). IPAQ-SF demonstrated higher validity among females and individuals with BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2, with correlations reaching 0.5201 (p < 0.001) for VO2 max in participants with overweight/obesity.

Conclusion: The present validation study suggests IPAQ-SF utility for monitoring physical activity levels in populations with overweight or obesity, while further refinement may be necessary to improve its applicability across all demographic groups.

Klíčová slova: physical activity, tools, IPAQ, validity, adults, Greece

Vloženo: 21. říjen 2024; Revidováno: 25. září 2025; Přijato: 25. září 2025; Zveřejněno: 30. září 2025  Zobrazit citaci

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Dimitriadis N, Partsafa M, Bokou N, Dimitriadis A, Taveira K, Panagiotakos D. Validation of the Greek version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire – Short Form in adults 18–65 years old. Cent Eur J Public Health. 2025;33(3):225-229. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a8446.
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