The purpose of this study was to determine the construct validity of self-reported historical walking, running, and jogging (WRJ) activity. The criterion measure was concurrent performance on a maximal treadmill test. Subjects completed a medical exam and treadmill test between the years 1976 and 1985, and completed a follow-up questionnaire in 1986. Questionnaire included an item that assessed WRJ for each year from 1976 through 1985. Data analysis included Spearman correlations, partial correlations, ANOVA, and ANCOVA. Results indicated self-reported historical WRJ can be assessed with reasonable validity when compared with concurrently measured treadmill performance, and there is no decay in the accuracy of this reporting for up to ten years in the past.

Cheung, Pui-yee. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 77-83). / Text in English; abstracts in English and Chinese. / Cheung, Pui-yee. / Acknowledgements --- p.i / Abstract --- p.ii / Table of Contents --- p.iv / List of Tables --- p.vii / List of Figures --- p.viii / Chapter CHAPTER ONE --- INTRODUCTION / Chapter 1.1 --- Background --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Fitness Testing in children --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Constraints in the direct VO2 peak measurement on children --- p.3 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- The application of field test in assessing children aerobic fitness --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2 --- Purpose of the Study --- p.7 / Chapter 1.3 --- Operational Definitions --- p.7 / Chapter 1.4 --- Delimitations --- p.9 / Chapter 1.5 --- Limitations --- p.10 / Chapter 1.6 --- Hypotheses --- p.10 / Chapter 1.7 --- Significance of the Study --- p.11 / Chapter CHAPTER TWO --- LITERATURE REVIEW / Chapter 2.1 --- Needs of assessment on children aerobic fitness --- p.13 / Chapter 2.2 --- Common field tests to measure children's aerobic fitness --- p.15 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Run Test --- p.15 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Walk Test --- p.17 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Step Test --- p.18 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Comparison of field tests --- p.20 / Chapter 2.3 --- Different step test protocols --- p.21 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Astrand-Rhyming Step Test --- p.23 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Harvard Step Test --- p.24 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- The Katch Pulse Recovery Step Test --- p.26 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- Hodgkins and Skubin Step Test --- p.27 / Chapter 2.3.5 --- Queen College Step Test --- p.28 / Chapter 2.3.6 --- Height-Adjusted Step Test --- p.30 / Chapter 2.3.7 --- The Canadian Home Fitness Step Test --- p.31 / Chapter 2.4 --- Related issues in evaluating aerobic fitness by step test --- p.35 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Heart rate measurement --- p.35 / The accuracy of HR measurement --- p.37 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Leg Length --- p.38 / Chapter 2.4.3 --- Platform Height --- p.40 / Chapter 2.4.4 --- Body Mass --- p.42 / Chapter 2.4.5 --- Stepping Frequency --- p.44 / Chapter 2.5 --- Summary --- p.46 / Chapter CHAPTER THREE --- METHODOLOGY / Chapter 3.1 --- Participants --- p.48 / Chapter 3.2 --- Procedures and Equipment --- p.49 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Anthropometric measurement --- p.49 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- 3-minute Step Test --- p.50 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Graded Exercise Treadmill Test --- p.52 / Graded Exercise Test Protocol --- p.53 / Determination of peak oxygen uptake (VO2 peak) --- p.53 / Chapter 3.3 --- Statistical analysis --- p.54 / Chapter CHAPTER FOUR --- RESULT / Chapter 4.1 --- Physical Characteristics of Participants --- p.56 / Chapter 4.2 --- Physiological Responses of Participants from the Step Tests --- p.57 / Chapter 4.3 --- Influence of the Order in the Participation of the Step Tests --- p.58 / Chapter 4.4 --- VO2 Peak Measurement --- p.59 / Chapter 4.5 --- HR Responses for Step Tests --- p.59 / Chapter 4.6 --- VO2 Consumption during Step Tests --- p.62 / Chapter 4.7 --- Regression Analysis for Different Stepping Frequencies of Step Tests --- p.64 / Chapter 4.8 --- Accuracy of Regression Models --- p.66 / Chapter 4.9 --- Summary of the Results --- p.69 / Chapter CHAPTER FIVE --- DISCUSSION / Validity --- p.70 / Stepping Frequency --- p.72 / HR measurement in Step Tests --- p.74 / Recommendation for future studies --- p.76 / Reference --- p.77 / Appendix A --- p.84 / Appendix B --- p.85 / Appendix C --- p.86 / Appendix D --- p.87 / Appendix E --- p.88 / Appendix F --- p.89