Table 5 Descriptive characteristics of existing PAQs

Youth

Affuso (2011)[59]

SAPAC (modified)

United States

Sedentary

201

11 - 15

M/F

Mixed

Total min/day

Youth

Allor (2001)[60]

PDPAR

United States

Moderate, hard, very hard activity

46

12 ± 0.6

F

Mixed, urban

METs (kcal/hr)

Youth

Corder (2009)[61]

YPAQ, CPAQ, CHASE, SWAPAQ

United Kingdom

All domains, including school and leisure time

62 reliability, 76 validity

4 - 17

M/F

Mainly white

PAEE, lifestyle scores, MET-min/week

Youth

Eisenmann (2002)[62]

GLTEQ

United States

Mild, moderate and strenuous activity in leisure time

31

10.6 ± 0.2

M/F

Mixed

METs

Youth

Gwynn (2010)[63]

MRPARQ

Australia

All organised and non-organised physical activities

86

10 - 12

M/F

Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, non-Indigenous

MET-min/day

Youth

Hagströmer (2008)[56]

IPAQ-A

9 countries

Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation

248

12 - 14, 15 -17

M/F

European

MET-min/day

Youth

Huang (2009)[64]

CLASS (Chinese version)

China

31 physical activities and 14 sedentary activities over weekday and weekends

216 reliability, 99 validity

9 - 12

M/F

Chinese

Total min/day

Youth

Kowalski (1997)[65]

PAQ-C

Canada

Moderate and vigorous PA during school, including sports/exercise

73

8 - 13

M/F

–

5-point scale of activity

Youth

Martinez-Gomez (2010)[66]

BAD

Spain

Leisure, occupation

37

12 - 16

M/F

–

MET-min/day

Youth

Martinez-Gomez (2011)[67]

PAQ-A

Spain

Usual moderate and vigorous PA during schooldays and weekend days

203

13 - 17

M/F

–

PAQ-A score

Youth

Mota (2002)[68]

WAC (modified)

Portugal

Activities outside school

30 reliability, 109 validity

8 - 16

M/F

Hispanic

METs/15 min

Youth

Ottevaere (2011)[57]

IPAQ-A

10 countries

Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation

2018

12.5 - 17

M/F

European

Total min/day

Youth

Rangul (2008)[69]

HBSC, IPAQ-s

Norway

HBSC: sports/exercise (outside school hours). IPAQ-s: sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation

71

13 - 18

M/F

–

TEE, PAL

Youth

Scerpella (2002)[70]

GSQ

United States

Habitual activity in strenuous, moderate and light intensity

61

7 - 11

F

–

Godin-Shephard scores

Youth

Slinde (2003)[71]

MLTPAQ

Sweden

Sedentary, leisure, household

35

15

M/F

–

TEE

Youth

Treuth (2004)[72]

GAQ

United States

28 physical, 7 sedentary usual activities

90 reliability, 76 comparison validity, 86 intervention validity

8 - 10

F

African-American

GAQ score

Youth

Troped (2007)[73]

YRBS

United States

Leisure, occupation

128 reliability, 125 validity

12.7 ± 0.6

M/F

Mixed

Minutes and bouts of MPA and VPA

Youth

Weston (1997)[74]

PDPAR

United States

Sedentary, leisure, occupation, transportation, sports/exercise

90 reliability, 48 validity

Grades 7 - 12

M/F

Mainly white

METs

Adults

Ainsworth (1999)[87]

TOQ, 7DR-O (modified)

United States

Occupation

46

18 - 60

F

Mainly white

MET-min/week

Adults

Bassett (2000)[101]

CAQ

United States

Stair climbing, walking, sports/exercise, leisure

96

25 - 70

M/F

Mainly Caucasian

MET-min/week

Adults

Brown (2008)[88]

AAS (modified)

Australia

Walking briskly, moderate leisure activity, vigorous leisure activity

44

54 - 59

F

Mainly white

MET-min/week

Adults

Bull (2009)[58]

GPAQ

9 countries

Sedentary, leisure, occupation, transportation

2221 reliability, 298 validity

18-75

M/F

Mixed

Total min/day

Adults

Conway (2002)[94]

7DPAR, S7DR

United States

Household, occupation, walking, light, moderate, vigorous activities

24

27 - 65

M

–

MET-min/day, EE

Adults

Cust (2008)[102]

EPAQ

Australia

Leisure, household, occupation

182

50 - 65

M/F

Mainly white

Total PA index, Cambridge PA index

Adults

Cust (2009)[103]

EPAQ, IPAQ-s

Australia

Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation

177

50 - 65

M/F

Mainly white

MET-hr/week

Adults

Duncan (2001)[104]

7DPAR

United States

Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, sports/exercise

94 reliability, 66 validity

30 - 69

M/F

Mainly Caucasian

TEE, METs

Adults

Ekelund (2006)[95]

IPAQ-s

Sweden

Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation

87

20 - 69

M

–

MET-min/day

Adults

Gauthier (2009)[105]

IPAQ-SALVCF

Canada

Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation

31

20 - 63

M/F

French Canadians

MET-min/week

Adults

Hagströmer (2006)[106]

IPAQ

Sweden

Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation

46

40.7 ± 10.3

M/F

–

MET-hr/week

Adults

Hagströmer (2010)[107]

IPAQ

Sweden

Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation

980

18 - 65

M/F

–

MET-min/day

Adults

Hallal (2010)[108]

IPAQ (modified)

Brazil

Leisure, transportation

156

≥ 20

M/F

–

Total min/week, total score

Adults

InterAct Consortium (2011)[51]

EPAQ-s

10 countries

Leisure, household, occupation, transportation

1941

53.8 ± 9.4

M/F

European

MET-hr/week, total PA index, Cambridge index, recreational index

Adults

Jacobi (2009)[109]

MAQ

France

Sedentary, leisure, occupation

160

18 - 74

M/F

–

MET-hr/week

Adults

Kurtze (2008)[54]

IPAQ-s

Norway

Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation

108

20 - 39

M

–

MET-hr/week

Adults

Lee (2011)[98]

IPAQ-s (Chinese version)

China

Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation

1270

42.9 ± 14.4

M/F

Asian

MET-min/week

Adults

MacFarlane (2007)[99]

IPAQ-s (Chinese version)

China

Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation

49

15 - 55

M/F

Asian

MET-min/week

Adults

MacFarlane (2010)[110]

IPAQ-LC

China

Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation

28 reliability, 83 validity

26.2 ± 9.9 (reliability), 40.9 ± 11.1 (validity)

M/F

Asian

MET-min/day

Adults

Mahabir (2006)[89]

HAQ, FCPQ, CAPS-4WR, CAPS-TWR

United States

Leisure, household

65

49 - 78

F

–

EE, METs

Adults

Matton (2007)[111]

FPACQ

Belgium

Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation

102 reliability, 111 validity

22 - 78

M/F

–

Hr/week, EE, PAL (METs)

Adults

Nang (2011)[55]

IPAQ, SP2PAQ

Singapore

Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation

152

> 21

M/F

Asian

EE (kcal/day), METs

Adults

Nicaise (2011)[90]

IPAQ

United States

Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation

105

35.9 ± 9.0

F

Latino

MET-min/week

Adults

Pettee-Gabriel (2009)[91]

PMMAQ, PWMAQ, NHS-PAQ, AAS, WHI-PAQ

United States

Sedentary, leisure, sports/exercise

66

45 - 65

F

Mainly white

MET-hr/week, total min/day

Adults

Philippaerts (1999)[96]

BAQ, FCPQ, TCQ

Belgium

Leisure, occupation, sports/exercise

19

40

M

–

PAL scores

Adults

Philippaerts (2001)[97]

BAQ, TCQ

Belgium

Leisure, occupation, sports/exercise

66

40

M

–

Activity indices, EE

Adults

Richardson (2001)[100]

S7DR

United States

Leisure, occupation

77

20 - 59

M/F

Mainly white

MET-min/day

Adults

Saglam (2010)[112]

IPAQ (short and long version)

Turkey

Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation

330 reliability, 80 validity

18 - 32

M/F

–

MET-min/week

Adults

Schmidt (2006)[92]

KPAS-mod

United States

Household, occupation, active living, sports/exercise

63

18 - 47

F

–

KPAS activity indexes

Adults

Smitherman (2009)[113]

JPAC

United States

Leisure, household, occupation, sports/exercise

40 reliability, 404 validity

54.4 ± 15.7 (reliability), 57.1 ± 11.54 (validity)

M/F

African American

JPAC index scores

Adults

Staten (2001)[93]

AAFQ

United States

Leisure, household, occupation

35

31 - 60

F

Mixed

TEE, PAEE, RMR, MET-hr/day

Adults

Strath (2004)[114]

CAQ-PAI

United States

Leisure

25

20 - 56

M/F

Mainly Caucasian

MET-min/week

Adults

Trinh (2009)[115]

GPAQ

Vietnam

Sedentary, leisure, occupation, transportation

169 dry season, 162 wet season

25 - 64

M/F

Asian

Total min/day

Adults

Washburn (2003)[116]

S7DR

United States

Sleep, moderate, hard and very hard physical activities

46

17 - 35

M/F

Mixed

TEE, PAEE

Adults

Wolin (2008)[117]

IPAQ-s

United States

Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation

142

24 - 67

M/F

Black or African American

MET-min/week

Elderly

Bonnefoy (2001)[75]

MLTPAQ, YPAS, BAQ-mod, CAQ, 7DR, DQ-mod, LRC, SUA, PASE, QAPSE

France

Light, moderate, vigorous intensity PA, walking, specific activities

19

73.46 ± 4.1

M

–

TEE, PAL, PAEE

Elderly

De Abajo (2001)[76]

YPAS (Spanish version)

Spain

Sedentary, occupation, sports/exercise

108

61 - 80

M/F

Hispanic

Total time, EE

Elderly

Dinger (2004)[77]

PASE

United States

Leisure, household, occupation

56

75.7 ± 7.9

M/F

Mainly Caucasian

Subscale and total PASE scores

Elderly

Dubbert (2004)[78]

7DPAR

United States

Shopping, household, occupation, sports/exercise

220 reliability, 42 validity

60 - 80

M

Mixed

TEE, METs

Elderly

Giles (2009)[79]

CHAMPS-MMSCV

Australia

Leisure, household

47

≥ 65

M/F

Mainly non-Indigenous Australian

MET-min/week (volume), times/week (frequency), min/week (duration)

Elderly

Hagiwara (2008)[80]

PASE

Japan

Leisure, household, occupation

257 reliability, 200 validity

72.6 ± 4.9

M/F

Japanese

Total PASE score, hr/day

Elderly

Harada (2001)[81]

CHAMPS, PASE, YPAS

United States

Leisure, household

87

65 - 89

M/F

Mixed

EE, total PASE score

Elderly

Hurtig-Wennlöf (2010)[82]

IPAQ-E

Sweden

Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation

54

66 - 85

M/F

–

Total min/day

Elderly

Kolbe-Alexander (2006)[83]

IPAQ-s, YPAS

South Africa

Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation

122

> 60

M/F

Mixed

MET-min/week, EE

Elderly

Starling (1999)[84]

MLTPAQ, YPAS

United States

MLTPAQ: Leisure, household. YPAS: leisure, household, sports/exercise

67

45 - 84

M/F

Caucasian

TEE

Elderly

Tomioka (2011)[85]

IPAQ-s (Japanese version)

Japan

Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation

325

65 - 89

M/F

Japanese

MET-min/week

Elderly

Washburn (1999)[86]

PASE

United States

Leisure, household, occupation

20

67 - 80

M/F

–

Total PASE scores