Age Group | Reference | Test-retest period | PAQ | Variables tested | Reliability results | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  |  |  | Correlation coefficients | Agreement |
Youth | Dwyer (2011)[19] | 1 - 2 weeks | Pre-PAQ | Level 5 min/day(Q1) – level 5 min/day(Q2) | ICC = 0.64 | – |
 |  |  |  | Level 4 min/day(Q1) – level 4 min/day(Q2) | ICC = 0.44 | – |
 |  |  |  | Level 3 min/day(Q1) – level 3 min/day(Q2) | ICC = 0.53 | – |
 |  |  |  | Levels 1–2 min/day(Q1) – levels 1–2 min/day(Q2) | ICC = 0.44 | – |
Youth | Economos (2010)[20] | 1 - 2 hours | BONES PAS | High METs(Q1) – high METs(Q2) | Spearman r (95 % CI) = 0.57 (0.32;0.75), P < 0.001 | – |
 |  |  |  | Moderate-high METs(Q1) – moderate-high METs(Q2) | Spearman r (95 % CI) = 0.74 (0.56;0.85), P < 0.001 | – |
 |  |  |  | WBF score(Q1) – WBF score(Q2) | Spearman r (95 % CI) = 0.71 (0.51;0.83), P < 0.001 | – |
Youth | Martinez-Gomez (2010)[21] | 1 hour | RPAR | Total MET-min(Q1) – total MET-min(Q2) | ICC = 0.87 | – |
Youth | Philippaerts (2006)[22] | 9 days | FPACQ | Total hr/week(Q1) – total hr/week(Q2) | ICC = 0.68 | κ = 0.50 |
 |  |  |  | Total EE(Q1) – total EE(Q2) | ICC = 0.80 | κ = 0.53 |
 |  |  |  | Inactivity(Q1) – inactivity(Q2) | ICC = 0.83 | κ = 0.61 |
Youth | Ridley (2001)[23] | 7 days | CDPAQ | Total METs(Q1) – total METs(Q2) | ICC = 0.98 (P < 0.05) | – |
 |  |  |  | Total min(Q1) – total min(Q2) | ICC = 0.91 (P < 0.05) | – |
 |  |  | CDPAQ-HC | Total METs(Q1) – total METs(Q2) | ICC = 0.98 (P < 0.05) | – |
 |  |  |  | Total min(Q1) – total min(Q2) | ICC = 0.96 (P < 0.05) | – |
Youth | Ridley (2006)[24] | Within 24 hours | MARCA | PAL(Q1) – PAL(Q2) | ICC = 0.93 | 95 % LoA = −0.30 – 0.30 |
Youth | Telford (2004)[25] | > 14 days | CLASS-parental report | 5-6 yrs: frequency(Q1) – frequency(Q2) | ICC = 0.83 (P < 0.001) | – |
 |  |  |  | 10-12 yrs: frequency(Q1) – frequency(Q2) | ICC = 0.69 (P < 0.001) | – |
 |  |  |  | 5-6 yrs: duration(Q1) – duration(Q2) | ICC = 0.76 (P < 0.001) | – |
 |  |  |  | 10-12 yrs: duration(Q1) – duration(Q2) | ICC = 0.74 (P < 0.001) | – |
 |  |  | CLASS-self | 10-12 yrs: frequency(Q1) – frequency(Q2) | ICC = 0.36 (P < 0.01) | – |
 |  |  |  | 10-12 yrs: duration(Q1) – duration(Q2) | ICC = 0.24 | – |
Youth | Treuth (2003)[26] | 4 days | GAQ | Yesterday: GAQ score(Q1) – GAQ score(Q2) | Pearson r = 0.7833 (P < 0.0001) | – |
 |  |  |  | Usual: GAQ score(Q1) – GAQ score(Q2) | Pearson r = 0.8187 (P < 0.0001) | – |
 |  |  |  | Yesterday: TV watching(Q1) – TV watching(Q2) | Pearson r = 0.3454 (P = 0.0043) | – |
 |  |  |  | Usual: TV watching(Q1) – TV watching(Q2) | Pearson r = 0.3827 (P = 0.0015) | – |
 |  |  |  | Yesterday: other sedentary(Q1) – other sedentary(Q2) | Pearson r = 0.4695 (P < 0.0001) | – |
 |  |  |  | Usual: other sedentary(Q1) – other sedentary(Q2) | Pearson r = 0.4837 (P < 0.0001) | – |
 |  | 3 days | Activitygram | Activitygram score(Q1) – activitygram score(Q2) | ICC = 0.24 (P = 0.005) | – |
Youth | Treuth (2005)[27] | 6 days | Fels PAQ | Girls: Fels PAQ score(Q1) – Fels PAQ score(Q2) | ICC = 0.67 | – |
 |  |  |  | Boys: Fels PAQ score(Q1) – Fels PAQ score(Q2) | ICC = 0.65 | – |
Youth | Welk (2007)[28] | 7 days | YMCLS | Total activity(Q1) – total activity(Q2) | ICC (95 % CI) = 0.60 (0.47;0.70) | – |
Youth | Wong (2006)[29] | 7 days | SHAPES | Combined activity(Q1) – combined activity(Q2) | – | κ (±SD) = 0.58 ± 0.17 |
 |  |  |  | Sedentary activity(Q1) – sedentary activity(Q2) | – | κ (±SD) = 0.55 ± 0.01 |
Adults | Ainsworth (2000)[30] | 1 month | KPAS | 3-point summary index(Q1) – 3-point summary index(Q2) | ICC = 0.82 (P < 0.0001) | – |
 |  |  |  | 4-point summary index(Q1) – 4-point summary index(Q2) | ICC = 0.83 (P < 0.0001) | – |
Adults | Besson (2010)[31] | ± 2 weeks | RPAQ | PAEE(Q1) – PAEE(Q2) | ICC = 0.76 (P < 0.001) | – |
 |  |  |  | Sedentary time(Q1) – sedentary time(Q2) | ICC = 0.76 (P < 0.001) | – |
Adults | Chasan-Taber (2004)[32] | 7 days | PPAQ | Total activity(Q1) – total activity(Q2) | ICC = 0.78 | – |
 |  |  |  | Sedentary(Q1) – sedentary(Q2) | ICC = 0.79 | – |
Adults | Chinapaw (2009)[33] | 2 weeks | AQuAA | Adolescents: AQuAA score(Q1) – AQuAA score(Q2) | ICC (95 % CI) = 0.44 (0.16;0.65) | – |
 |  |  |  | Adults: AQuAA score(Q1) – AQuAA score(Q2) | ICC (95 % CI) = 0.22 (−0.04;0.46) | – |
 |  |  |  | Adolescents: sedentary(Q1) – sedentary(Q2) | ICC (95 % CI) = 0.57 (0.34;0.73) | – |
 |  |  |  | Adults: sedentary(Q1) – sedentary(Q2) | ICC (95 % CI) = 0.60 (0.40;0.74) | – |
Adults | Craig (2003)[34] | 3 - 7 days | IPAQ | Long form: total PA(Q1) – total PA(Q2) | Pooled Spearman r (95 % CI) = 0.81 (0.79;0.82), range: 0.46 - 0.96 | – |
 |  |  |  | Short form: total PA(Q1) – total PA(Q2) | Pooled Spearman r (95 % CI) = 0.76 (0.73;0.77), range: 0.32 - 0.88 | – |
Adults | Fjeldsoe (2009)[35] | 7 days | AWAS | Total activity(Q1) – total activity(Q2) | ICC (95 % CI) = 0.73 (0.51;0.86) | – |
 |  |  |  | HEPA(Q1) – HEPA(Q2) | ICC (95 % CI) = 0.80 (0.65;0.89) | – |
 |  |  |  | Sitting(Q1) – sitting(Q2) | ICC (95 % CI) = 0.42 (0.13;0.64) | – |
Adults | Friedenreich (2006)[36] | 9 weeks (average) | PYTPAQ | Total MET-hr/week(Q1) – total MET-hr/week(Q2) | ICC (95 % CI) = 0.66 (0.56;0.74), Spearman r = 0.64 (P < 0.0001) | – |
Adults | Kurtze (2007)[37] | 7 days | HUNT2 | Hard activity(Q1) – hard activity(Q2) | Spearman r = 0.17 (P < 0.01) | κ = 0.41 (0.29;0.54) |
 |  |  |  | Occupational activity(Q1) – occupational activity(Q2) | Spearman r = 0.85 (P < 0.01) | κ = 0.80 (0.71;0.89) |
 |  |  |  | Light activity(Q1) – light activity(Q2) | Spearman r = 0.17 | κ = 0.20 (0.04;0.35) |
Adults | Kurtze (2008)[38] | 7 days | HUNT1 | Frequency(Q1) – frequency(Q2) | Spearman r = 0.87 (P < 0.01) | κ = 0.80 |
 |  |  |  | Intensity(Q1) – intensity(Q2) | Spearman r = 0.87 (P < 0.01) | κ = 0.82 |
 |  |  |  | Duration(Q1) – duration(Q2) | Spearman r = 0.76 (P < 0.01) | κ = 0.69 |
Adults | Lowther (1999)[39] | 2 days | SPAQ | Total min(Q1) – total min(Q2) | Pearson r = 0.998 (P < 0.01), repeatability coefficient R = 53 min. | MD (95 % LoA) = 3.09 ± 26.5 min |
Adults | Mäder (2006)[40] | 14 - 21 days | SHS97 | Sweat episodes(Q1) – sweat episodes(Q2) | Spearman r = 0.63 (P < 0.05) | – |
 |  |  | HEPA99 | Active/inactive(Q1) – active/inactive(Q2) | – | κ = 0.46 (P < 005) |
 |  |  | IPAQ | Total MET-min/week(Q1) – total MET-min/week(Q2) | Spearman r = 0.54 (P < 0.05) | – |
 |  |  |  | Sitting(Q1) – sitting(Q2) | Spearman r = 0.60 (P < 0.05) | – |
 |  |  | OIMQ | Total MET-min/week(Q1) – total MET-min/week(Q2) | Spearman r = 0.68 (P < 0.05) | – |
Adults | Meriwether (2006)[41] | 7 days | PAAT | Total min(Q1) – total min(Q2) | Spearman r = 0.618 (P < 0.001) | – |
Adults | Reis (2005)[42] | 2 weeks | OPAQ | Total activity(Q1) – total activity(Q2) | ICC (95 % CI) = 0.76 (0.59;0.86) | – |
 |  |  |  | Sedentary(Q1) – sedentary(Q2) | ICC (95 % CI) = 0.78 (0.62;0.87) | – |
Adults | Rosenberg (2010)[43] | 2 weeks | SBQ | Weekday: total score(Q1) – total score(Q2) | ICC (95 % CI) = 0.85 (0.75;0.91), Spearman r (95 % CI) = 0.79 (0.65;0.88) | – |
 |  |  |  | Weekend day: total score(Q1) – total score(Q2) | ICC (95 % CI) = 0.77 (0.63;0.86), Spearman r (95 % CI) = 0.74 (0.58;0.85) | – |
Adults | Sobngwi (2001)[44] | 10 - 15 days | SSAAQ | Total min(Q1) – total min(Q2) | Spearman r = 0.95 (P < 0.001) | – |
Adults | Timperio (2003)[45] | 3 days | 1WPAR | Men: duration(Q1) – duration(Q2) | ICC (95 % CI) = 0.45 (0.20;0.64), P < 0.001 | – |
 |  |  |  | Women: duration(Q1) – duration(Q2) | ICC (95 % CI) = 0.80 (0.69;0.87), P < 0.001 | – |
 |  |  |  | Men: sufficient PA(Q1) – sufficient PA(Q2) | – | κ = 0.64 (P < 0.001) |
 |  |  |  | Women: sufficient PA(Q1) – sufficient PA(Q2) | – | κ = 0.55 (P < 0.001) |
Adults | Wareham (2002)[46] | 3 months | EPAQ2 | Men: total MET-hr/week(Q1) – total MET-hr/week(Q2) | Pearson r = 0.74 (P < 0.05) | κ = 0.64 |
 |  |  |  | Women: total MET-hr/week(Q1) – total MET-hr/week(Q2) | Pearson r = 0.72 (P < 0.05) | κ = 0.70 |
 |  |  |  | Men: TV time(Q1) – TV time(Q2) | Pearson r = 0.75 (P < 0.05) | κ = 0.71 |
 |  |  |  | Women: TV time(Q1) – TV time(Q2) | Pearson r = 0.78 (P < 0.05) | κ = 0.74 |
Adults | Wareham (2003)[47] | 18 - 21 months | EPAQ | Physical activity index(Q1) – physical activity index(Q2) | – | κ = 0.60 (P < 0.0001) |
Adults | Yore (2007)[48] | 1 - 5 days | BRFSS PAQ | VPA(Q1) – VPA(Q2) | – | κ (95 % CI) = 0.86 (0.72;0.99) |
 |  |  |  | MPA(Q1) – MPA(Q2) | – | κ (95 % CI) = 0.53 (0.31;0.75) |
 |  |  |  | Recommended PA(Q1) – recommended PA(Q2) | – | κ (95 % CI) = 0.84 (0.69;0.99) |
 |  |  |  | Walking(Q1) – walking(Q2) | – | κ (95 % CI) = 0.56 (0.34;0.77) |
 |  |  |  | Strengthening PA(Q1) – strengthening PA(Q2) | – | κ (95 % CI) = 0.92 (0.81;1.00) |
 |  | 10 - 19 days | BRFSS PAQ | VPA(Q1) – VPA(Q3) | – | κ (95 % CI) = 0.80 (0.65;0.95) |
 |  |  |  | MPA(Q1) – MPA(Q3) | – | κ (95 % CI) = 0.35 (0.11;0.59) |
 |  |  |  | Recommended PA(Q1) – recommended PA(Q3) | – | κ (95 % CI) = 0.67 (0.46;0.88) |
 |  |  |  | Walking(Q1) – walking(Q3) | – | κ (95 % CI) = 0.34 (0.10;0.57) |
 |  |  |  | Strengthening PA(Q1) – strengthening PA(Q3) | – | κ (95 % CI) = 0.85 (0.71;0.99) |
Elderly | Yasunaga (2007)[49] | 1 month | PAQ-EJ | PAQ-EJ score(Q1) – PAQ-EJ score(Q2) | Pearson r = 0.70 (P < 0.05) | – |
 |  |  |  |  | Median ICC = 0.76 (youth: 0.69, adults: 0.765, elderly: –) |  |
 |  |  |  |  | Median Spearman r = 0.74 (youth: 0.71, adults: 0.75, elderly: –) |  |
 |  |  |  |  | Median Pearson r = 0.76 (youth: 0.80, adults: 0.74, elderly: 0.70) |  |
 |  |  |  |  |  | Median κ = 0.64 (youth: 0.53, adults: 0.655, elderly: –) |