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Ester Cerin1, Kelli L Cain, Adewale L Oyeyemi

  • 11Institute for Health and Ageing, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA; 2School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, CHINA; 3Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California, San Diego, CA; 4Department of Physiotherapy, College of Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, NIGERIA; 5Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation Research Focus Area, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, SOUTH AFRICA; 6Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA; 7Centre for Research and Action in Public Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, AUSTRALIA; 8Department of Movement and Sport Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, BELGIUM; 9Research Unit for Active Living, Department of Sport Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, DENMARK; 10Faculty of Physical Culture, Institute of Active Lifestyle, Palacký University, Olomouc, CZECH REPUBLIC; 11National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, DENMARK; and 12Department of Health Sciences, Public University of Navarra, Pamplona, SPAIN.

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
|January 20, 2016
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Summary

Self-reported physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) show significant differences compared to accelerometry, varying by country and demographics. These findings highlight the need for improved measurement tools for international PA and SB research.

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