Relationships of self-reported physical activity domains with accelerometry recordings in French adults

Among adults with low physical activity levels, occupational physical activity was the highest contributor to total reported physical activity.

• Time spent on non-occupational non-leisure activities was the second highest contributor in women and third in men.
• Common non-occupational non-leisure activities included shopping and household chores.
• In women, non-occupational non-leisure physical activity contributed more to total energy expenditure than occupational or leisure-time activities.
• Total physical activity measured by accelerometry was positively correlated with leisure-time physical activity in women and both occupational and total reported physical activity in men.
• There was an inverse relationship between sedentary time measured by accelerometry and non-occupational non-leisure physical activity.

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