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Table 1 Definitions and method of assessment for domains and subdomains

From: Using accelerometers and global positioning system devices to assess gender and age differences in children’s school, transport, leisure and home based physical activity

 

Category

Method

Assessment

na

Buffer (meter)

Leisure

Domain

Objective database

Sum of all leisure subdomains.

367

10

School grounds

Subdomain

Objective database

Addresses of public schools were provided by the City of Copenhagen. They were geocoded and manually digitalized in GIS.

362

10

Clubs

Subdomain

Objective database

Addresses of public schools were provided by the City of Copenhagen. They were geocoded and school grounds were digitalized manually in GIS.

239

10

Sports facilities

Subdomain

Objective database

All sports facilities within the City of Copenhagen were identified from municipal websites, and included if they offered activities for 10–16 years olds. All addresses were geocoded and manually digitalized in GIS.

251

10

Playgrounds

Subdomain

Objective database

Addresses of playgrounds were provided by the City of Copenhagen. They were geocoded and playground areas digitalized in GIS.

169

10

Urban green space

Subdomain

Objective database

All urban green spaces were available from the Danish Geodata Agency.

352

10

Shopping centers

Subdomain

Objective database

Major indoor shopping centers were identified online, and manually digitalized in GIS.

100

10

Other places

Subdomain

Unclassified epochs

Epochs not categorized as school, home, transport and other leisure sub-domains were categorized as other places.

367

n/a

School

Domain

School schedule adjusted for self-reported changes

An epoch was assigned to school, recess or PE according to the school schedule if a) the student diary reported it was a usual day or b) no student diary data was available (17%). Otherwise diary data was used.

365

n/a

Recess

Subdomain

360

n/a

PE

Subdomain

206

n/a

Transport

Domain

Objective PALMS

All epochs classified by PALMS as trips, and not part of any other domain.

366

n/a

Active

Subdomain

Objective PALMS

Trips categorized as walking or biking and not identified within another domain.

364

n/a

Passive

Subdomain

Objective PALMS

Trips categorized as vehicle and not identified within any other domain.

246

n/a

Home

Domain

Objective database

All students’ primary addresses were geocoded. Each home was digitalized manually in GIS. A house was defined as the parcel, an apartment was defined as the building and adjacent outdoor area.

366

10

  1. aNumber of participants who were present in a domain/subdomain during data collection and accummulated MVPA.
  2. GIS, Geographical Information System; n/a, not applicable; PALMS, Personal Activity and Location Measurement System; PE, Physical Education.