Physical Education and Sport Sciences Department, Taibah University, Medina, Saudi Arabia.
Physical Sport Science Department, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
BMC Public Health. 2023 Jan 18;23(1):128. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15030-1.
The study aimed to test the validity and reliability of the Arabic version of the sedentary behavior questionnaire (SBQ).
A total of 624 university students (273 males; 351 females, mean age = 20.8 years) were recruited from Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia. For criterion and constructive validity (n = 352), the Arabic SBQ was compared with total sitting time from the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-short form (IPAQ-SF) and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-long form (IPAQ-LF). For concurrent validity, the English and Arabic SBQ versions were given concurrently to bilingual university students (n = 122) once. For test-retest reliability, the Arabic SBQ was given twice to participants (n = 150) at a one-week interval.
Sitting time of IPAQ-SF (7 question: sitting time on weekdays) and IPAQ-LF (21 question: sitting time on weekdays and 22 question: sitting time on weekends) correlated significantly with total sitting time/week of the Arabic SBQ (r = 0.29, p = 0.003; r = 0.14, p = 0.02, respectively). Motorized transportation measured with the IPAQ-LF correlated significantly with time spent driving in a car, bus, or train from the Arabic SBQ on weekdays and weekends (r = 0.53, p < 0.001; r = 0.44 p < 0.001, respectively). The total sitting time of the Arabic SBQ was inversely correlated with BMI (r = -0.18, p = 0.001). The correlations between the Arabic and the English SBQ versions ranged from 0.25-0.96; p < 0.001 on weekdays and 0.50-0.90; p < 0.001 on weekends. Moderate to good reliability was also found between test and retest for all SBQ items and total score during weekdays (0.72 to 0.8), and weekends (0.64 to 0.87), with exception of the 7 item "play musical instrument", ICC = 0.46). Mean difference of test-retest of the Arabic SBQ was not significantly different from zero for the total sitting time of the Arabic SBQ (t = -0.715, P = 0.476).
The Arabic SBQ had satisfactory levels of reliability, with total sitting time of the Arabic SBQ correlating significantly with sitting times derived from IPAQ-SF, IPAQ-LF, and the English SBQ versions. Hence, the Arabic SBQ can be used as a tool to measure sedentary behavior among adult Arabs aged between 18 to 30 years old in future epidemiologic and clinical practice.
本研究旨在测试阿拉伯语版久坐行为问卷（SBQ）的有效性和可靠性。
共招募了来自沙特阿拉伯麦地那的塔伊巴大学的 624 名大学生（男性 273 名，女性 351 名，平均年龄 20.8 岁）。为了进行标准和结构有效性测试（n=352），将阿拉伯语版 SBQ 与国际体力活动问卷-短表（IPAQ-SF）和国际体力活动问卷-长表（IPAQ-LF）中的总坐姿时间进行比较。为了进行同时有效性测试，将阿拉伯语和英语版 SBQ 同时提供给双语大学生（n=122）。为了进行重测信度测试，将阿拉伯语版 SBQ 在一周的时间间隔内两次提供给参与者（n=150）。
IPAQ-SF（7 个问题：工作日坐姿时间）和 IPAQ-LF（21 个问题：工作日坐姿时间和 22 个问题：周末坐姿时间）的坐姿时间与阿拉伯语 SBQ 的总坐姿时间/周呈显著相关（r=0.29，p=0.003；r=0.14，p=0.02）。IPAQ-LF 中测量的机动车交通与阿拉伯语 SBQ 中工作日和周末的开车、坐公共汽车或火车时间呈显著相关（r=0.53，p<0.001；r=0.44，p<0.001）。阿拉伯语 SBQ 的总坐姿时间与 BMI 呈负相关（r=-0.18，p=0.001）。阿拉伯语和英语版 SBQ 版本之间的相关性在工作日为 0.25-0.96（p<0.001），在周末为 0.50-0.90（p<0.001）。在工作日（0.72 至 0.8）和周末（0.64 至 0.87），所有 SBQ 项目和总分的测试和重测之间也存在中度至良好的可靠性，除了 7 项“演奏乐器”，ICC=0.46）。阿拉伯语 SBQ 的测试重测平均差值与阿拉伯语 SBQ 的总坐姿时间无显著差异（t=-0.715，P=0.476）。
阿拉伯语版 SBQ 具有令人满意的可靠性水平，其阿拉伯语 SBQ 的总坐姿时间与 IPAQ-SF、IPAQ-LF 和英语版 SBQ 版本的坐姿时间显著相关。因此，阿拉伯语 SBQ 可用于未来的流行病学和临床实践中，测量 18 至 30 岁阿拉伯成年人的久坐行为。
