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Table 1 General characteristics of 23 included studies

From: Validity of the international physical activity questionnaire short form (IPAQ-SF): A systematic review

Reference

Place of study

Targeted population

(general population if not specified)

N

% Male

Mean age

Scheeres 2009 [18]

The Netherlands

Chronic fatigue syndrome

226

26.1%

37.0

Kaleth 2010 [33]

USA

Fibromyalgia patients

30

10.0%

49.1

Lachat 2008 [35]

Vietnam

Grade-11 students

227

NA

16.0

Mader 2006 [36]

Switzerland

German-speaking

35

62.9%

54.7

Dinger 2006 [25]

USA

College students

123

26.0%

20.8

Ekelund 2006 [31]

Sweden

 

185

47.0%

41.8

Vandelanotte 2005 [29]

The Netherlands

 

53

NA

NA

Craig 2003 [17]

12 countries

 

716

49.2%

37.3

Wolin 2008 [39]

USA

African-Americans

142

35.9%

44.0

Rangul 2008 [23]

Norway

Secondary school students

67

44.8%

14.9

Kurtze 2008 [39]

Norway

Men, age 20-39

108

100%

32.4

Macfarlane 2007 [19]

Hong Kong, China

 

49

61.2%

28.7

Faulkner 2006 [32]

Canada

Schizophrenia patients

35

63.0%

39.7

De Cocker 2009 [30]

Belgium

 

288

48.3%

38.7

Deng 2008 [20]

Guangzhou, China

 

224

33.9%

65.2

Cust 2009 [40]

Australia

 

177

NA

NA

Timperio 2004 [42]

Australia

 

285

NA

NA

Kolbe-Alexander 2006 [43]

South Africa

 

42

41.0%

66.8

Papathanasiou 2010 [37]

Greece

 

218

51.8%

23.0

Ramirez-Marrero 2010 [38]

Puerto Rico

Hispanic patients with HIV

58

60.3%

46.5

Ishikawa-Takata 2008 [28]

Japan

 

150

49.3%

38.7

Egeland 2008 [44]

Canada

Cree Territory

161

59.0%

38.4

Fogelholm 2006 [41]

Finland

Finnish Defence Forces

967

100%

29.0