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Table 6 Positive and negative predictive values to different cut-off points of the Netherlands Physical Activity Questionnaire

From: Validation of the Netherlands physical activity questionnaire in Brazilian children

Cut-off point

Positive predictive value (CI95%)

Negative predictive value (CI95%)

≥ 7

  

≥ 11

73.1 (67.0-78.6)

0.0 (0.0-97.5)

≥ 12

73.4 (67.3-78.9)

50.0 (1.3-98.7)

≥ 13

73.3 (67.2-78.8)

33.3 (0.8-90.6)

≥ 15

73.6 (67.5-79.1)

50.0 (6.8-93.2)

≥ 16

73.5 (67.3-79.1)

33.3 (7.5-70.1)

≥ 17

74.7 (68.5-80.2)

50.0 (23.0-77.0)

≥ 18

75.7 (69.4-81.2)

52.4 (29.8-74.3)

≥ 19

76.2 (69.9-81.7)

52.0 (31.3-72.2)

≥ 20

77.0 (70.7-82.6)

53.3 (34.3-71.7)

≥ 21

76.4 (69.9-82.1)

42.5 (27.0-59.1)

≥ 22

77.1 (70.5-82.8)

42.6 (28.3-57.8)

≥ 23

76.6 (69.8-82.5)

38.2 (25.4-52.3)

≥ 24

78.0 (70.9-84.0)

38.0 (26.8-50.3)

≥ 25

78.8 (71.4-85.0)

36.4 (26.4-47.3)

≥ 26

80.6 (72.7-87.0)

35.5 (26.6-45.1)

≥ 27

82.5 (74.2-88.9)

35.2 (26.9-44.2)

≥ 28

80.0 (70.8-87.3)

31.7 (24.0-40.1)

≥ 29

78.3 (67.9-86.6)

29.5 (22.5-37.3)

≥ 30

86.0 (74.2-93.7)

30.8 (24.2-38.0)

≥ 31

89.2 (74.6-97.0)

29.7 (23.5-36.5)

≥ 32

95.5 (77.2-99.9)

29.0 (23.1-35.6)

≥ 33

92.3 (64.0-99.8)

27.9 (22.1-34.2)

≥ 34

100.0 (59.0-100.0)

27.6 (21.9-33.8)

= 35

100.0 (29.2-100.)

27.1 (21.6-33.3)

  1. Pelotas, Brazil, 2010.