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Table 2 Descriptive characteristics of new PAQs

From: A systematic review of reliability and objective criterion-related validity of physical activity questionnaires

Age group

Reference

Name questionnaire

Country

Domains of activity

Population

Primary outcome

     

Size

Age (years)

Sex

Ethnicity

 

Youth

Dwyer (2011)[19]

Pre-PAQ

Australia

Habitual and sedentary activities in home environment

103 reliability, 67 validity

3 - 5.9

M/F

Mainly Caucasian

Min/day

Youth

Economos (2010)[20]

BONES PAS

United States

Common activities for children

41 reliability, 40 validity

6 - 9

M/F

–

METs, WBF score

Youth

Martinez-Gomez (2010)[21]

RPAR

Spain

Sedentary, leisure, transportation, sports/exercise

125

12 - 14

M/F

–

MET-min, minutes

Youth

Philippaerts (2006)[22]

FPACQ

Belgium

Sedentary, leisure, occupation, transportation

33

12 - 18

M/F

Mainly Caucasian

Total hr/week, METs

Youth

Ridley (2001)[23]

CDPAQ

Australia

Type, duration, intensity, organization of activities before, during and after school

30

11.96 ± 0.53

M/F

–

METs, minutes

Youth

Ridley (2006)[24]

MARCA

Australia

Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation, sports/exercise during a school day or another day

32 reliability, 66 validity

9 - 15

M/F

–

PAL, EE, total time in any activity

Youth

Telford (2004)[25]

CLASS

Australia

30 physical activities over weekdays and weekends

280

5 - 6, 10 - 12

M/F

Mainly Australian born

Total min/week

Youth

Treuth (2003)[26]

GAQ, Activitygram

United States

GAQ: 28 physical, 7 sedentary usual activities. Activitygram: log of all activities in light, moderate, vigorous intensity

68

8 - 9

F

African-American

GAQ score, Activitygram score

Youth

Treuth (2005)[27]

Fels PAQ

United States

Leisure, occupation, sports/exercise

229

7 - 19

M/F

–

Fels PAQ scores

Youth

Welk (2007)[28]

YMCLS

United States

Free time activity, organized activity, any outside school activity

192

9 - 13

M/F

Mixed

Frequency/week, min/day

Youth

Wong (2006)[29]

SHAPES

Canada

Moderate and vigorous activity and participation in physical, sedentary activities

1636 reliability, 67 validity

Grades 6 - 12

M/F

Mixed

Min/day, EE

Adults

Ainsworth (2000)[30]

KPAS

United States

Household, occupation, sports/exercise, active living habits

50

20 - 60

F

Mainly white

KPAS activity indexes

Adults

Besson (2010)[31]

RPAQ

United Kingdom

Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation

131 reliability, 50 validity

21 - 55

M/F

–

MET-hr/day, PAEE (kJ/day), TEE (kJ/day)

Adults

Chasan-Taber (2004)[32]

PPAQ

United States

Sedentary, household, occupation, transportation, sports/exercise

63

16 - 40

F

Mixed

MET-hr/week

Adults

Chinapaw (2009)[33]

AQuAA

Netherlands

Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation, sports/exercise

111 reliability, 89 validity

12 - 38

M/F

–

MET-min/week, AQuAA score

Adults

Craig (2003)[34]

IPAQ

12 countries

Short form: sitting, walking, moderate and vigorous intensity. Long form: sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation

Long form: 1880 reliability, 744 validityShort form: 1974 reliability, 781 validity.

18 - 65

M/F

Mixed

Weighted MET-min/week

Adults

Fjeldsoe (2009)[35]

AWAS

Australia

Sedentary, household, occupation, transportation, planned activities

40 reliability, 75 validity

32 ± 5

F

–

Total min/week for each intensity level

Adults

Friedenreich (2006)[36]

PYTPAQ

Canada

Leisure, household, occupation

154

35 - 65

M/F

–

MET-hr/week, total hours/week

Adults

Kurtze (2007)[37]

HUNT2

Norway

Leisure, occupation in light and hard intensity

108

20 - 39

M

–

Light, hard PA summary score

Adults

Kurtze (2008)[38]

HUNT1

Norway

Leisure

108

20 - 39

M

–

Summary index of weekly PA

Adults

Lowther (1999)[39]

SPAQ

Scotland

Leisure, occupation in moderate, hard, very hard intensity

34 reliability, 30 validity

33 ± 12, 33 ± 11 (reliability); 37 ± 11, 35 ± 14 (validity)

M/F

–

Total min/week

Adults

Mäder (2006)[40]

SHS97, HEPA99, IPAQ, OIMQ

Switzerland

Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation

178 reliability, 35 validity

15 - 75

M/F

Mainly Caucasian

MET-min/week, days/week, combined variable

Adults

Meriwether (2006)[41]

PAAT

United States

Leisure, household, occupation, transportation

68 reliability, 63 validity

20 - 61

M/F

Mainly white

Total min/week

Adults

Reis (2005)[42]

OPAQ

United States

Occupational sitting/standing, walking, heavy labour

41

20 - 63

M/F

–

MET-min/week

Adults

Rosenberg (2010)[43]

SBQ

United States

9 sedentary activities

49 reliability, 842 validity

20.4 ± 1.3 (reliability); ♀41.2 ± 8.7, ♂43.9 ± 8.0 (validity)

M/F

Mainly white

Total hr/week

Adults

Sobngwi (2001)[44]

SSAAQ

Cameroon

Leisure, occupation, walking/cycling

89 reliability, 54 acc, 89 HR

19 - 68

M/F

African

Total hr/day, MET-hr/day

Adults

Timperio (2003)[45]

1WPAR

Australia

All activities in walking, moderate, vigorous intensity

118 reliability, 122 validity

25 - 47

M/F

–

MET-min/day

Adults

Wareham (2002)[46]

EPAQ2

United Kingdom

Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation

399 reliability, 173 validity

40 - 74

M/F

Mixed

MET-hr/week

Adults

Wareham (2003)[47]

EPAQ-s

United Kingdom

Leisure, household, occupation, transportation

2271 reliability, 173 validity

40 - 74

M/F

Mixed

PA index, mean day PAR

Adults

Yore (2007)[48]

BRFSS PAQ (2001 version)

United States

Leisure, household, occupation, transportation

60

44.5 ± 15.7

M/F

Mixed

MPA and VPA min/week

Elderly

Yasunaga (2007)[49]

PAQ-EJ

Japan

Household, occupation, transportation, sports/exercise

147

65 - 85

M/F

Japanese

PAQ-EJ score (MET-hr/week)

  1. Domains named in paper were reclassified, unless the activities were very different from categories used, according to the following system: Occupation: work, school, labour. Transportation: travel, commuting, employment. Household: home/life, housework, caregiving, domestic life, child/elder/self care, cooking, chores, gardening, stair climbing. Leisure: leisure, recreation time. Sports/exercise: play, sports, exercise, workout. Sedentary: sedentary behaviours, e.g. sitting, TV viewing activities, eating, sleeping, bathing, inactivity. "– = not stated, M = Male, F = Female.