Calibration of self-reported time spent sitting, standing and walking among office workers: A compositional data analysis

David M. Hallman, Svend Erik Mathiassen, Allard J. van der Beek, Jennie A. Jackson, Pieter Coenen

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We developed and evaluated calibration models predicting objectively measured sitting, standing and walking time from self-reported data using a compositional data analysis (CoDA) approach. A total of 98 office workers (48 women) at the Swedish Transport Administration participated. At baseline and three-months follow-up, time spent sitting, standing and walking at work was assessed for five working days using a thigh-worn accelerometer (Actigraph), as well as by self-report (IPAQ). Individual compositions of time spent in the three behaviors were expressed by isometric log-ratios (ILR). Calibration models predicting objectively measured ILRs from self-reported ILRs were constructed using baseline data, and then validated using follow-up data. Un-calibrated self-reports were inaccurate; root-mean-square (RMS) errors of ILRs for sitting, standing and walking were 1.21, 1.24 and 1.03, respectively. Calibration reduced these errors to 36% (sitting), 40% (standing), and 24% (walking) of those prior to calibration. Calibration models remained effective for follow-up data, reducing RMS errors to 33% (sitting), 51% (standing), and 31% (walking). Thus, compositional calibration models were effective in reducing errors in self-reported physical behaviors during office work. Calibration of self-reports may present a cost-effective method for obtaining physical behavior data with satisfying accuracy in large-scale cohort and intervention studies.
Original languageEnglish
Article number3111
JournalInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume16
Issue number17
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019

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Hallman, David M. ; Mathiassen, Svend Erik ; van der Beek, Allard J. ; Jackson, Jennie A. ; Coenen, Pieter. / Calibration of self-reported time spent sitting, standing and walking among office workers: A compositional data analysis. In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019 ; Vol. 16, No. 17.
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Hallman, DM, Mathiassen, SE, van der Beek, AJ, Jackson, JA & Coenen, P 2019, 'Calibration of self-reported time spent sitting, standing and walking among office workers: A compositional data analysis' International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 16, no. 17, 3111. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16173111

Calibration of self-reported time spent sitting, standing and walking among office workers: A compositional data analysis. / Hallman, David M.; Mathiassen, Svend Erik; van der Beek, Allard J.; Jackson, Jennie A.; Coenen, Pieter.

In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 16, No. 17, 3111, 2019.

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Hallman DM, Mathiassen SE, van der Beek AJ, Jackson JA, Coenen P. Calibration of self-reported time spent sitting, standing and walking among office workers: A compositional data analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019;16(17). 3111. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16173111

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