Table 1.
List of questionnaire abbreviations and the corresponding definitions
| Acronym | Definition | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|
| 1WPAR |
One-week Physical Activity Recall |
Last 7 days |
| 7DPAR |
7-Day Physical Activity Recall |
Last 7 days |
| 7DR |
7-Day Recall |
Last 7 days |
| 7DR-O |
7-Day Recall (occupational activity) |
Last 7 days |
| AAFQ |
Arizona Activity Frequency Questionnaire |
Last 28 days |
| AAS |
Active Australian Survey (modified version) |
Last 7 days, usual week |
| Activitygram |
Activitygram |
Last 3 days |
| AQuAA |
Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents and Adults |
Last 7 days |
| AWAS |
Australian Women's Activity Survey |
Typical week last month |
| BAD |
Bouchard Activity Diary |
Last 3 days |
| BAQ |
Baecke Activity Questionnaire |
Usual activity |
| BAQ-mod |
Baecke Activity Questionnaire (modified version) |
Last year |
| BONES PAS |
Beat Osteoporosis: Nourish and Exercise Skeletons Physical Activity Survey |
Last 2 days |
| BRFSS PAQ |
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Physical Activity Questionnaire (2001 version) |
Typical week |
| CAPS-4WR |
Cross-Cultural Activity Participation Study – 4 Weeks activity Recall |
4 weeks |
| CAPS-TWR |
Cross-Cultural Activity Participation Study – Typical Week activity Recall |
Typical week |
| CAQ |
College Alumnus Questionnaire |
Last 7 days |
| CAQ-PAI |
College Alumnus Questionnaire – Physical Activity Index |
Last 7 days |
| CDPAQ |
Computer Delivered Physical Activity Questionnaire |
Previous day |
| CHAMPS |
Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors |
Typical week last month |
| CHAMPS-MMSCV |
Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors (Modified Mailed Self-Complete Version) |
Last 7 days |
| CHASE |
Child Heart and Health Study in England questionnaire |
Typical week |
| CLASS |
Children's Leisure Activity Study Survey questionnaire |
Typical week |
| CPAQ |
Children's Physical Activity Questionnaire |
Last 7 days |
| DQ-mod |
Dallosso Questionnaire (modified version) |
Typical day last week, typical week |
| EPAQ |
EPIC Physical Activity Questionnaire |
Last year |
| EPAQ-s |
EPIC Physical Activity Questionnaire (short version) |
Last year |
| EPAQ2 |
EPIC Physical Activity Questionnaire (second version) |
Last year |
| FCPQ |
Five City Project Questionnaire |
Typical week |
| Fels PAQ |
Fels Physical Activity Questionnaire for children |
Last year |
| FPACQ |
Flemish Physical Activity Computerized Questionnaire |
Typical week |
| GAQ |
GEMS (Girls Health Enrichment Multi-site Studies) Activity Questionnaire |
Previous day, usual activity |
| GLTEQ |
Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire |
Typical week |
| GPAQ |
Global Physical Activity Questionnaire |
Typical week |
| GSQ |
Godin-Shephard Questionnaire |
Typical week |
| HAQ |
Harvard Alumni Questionnaire |
Typical week |
| HBSC |
Health Behaviour in School Children Questionnaire |
Typical week |
| HEPA99 |
Swiss Health Enhancing Physical Activity Survey 1999 |
Typical week |
| HUNT1 |
Nord-Trøndelag Health Study questionnaire (version 1) |
Last 7 days |
| HUNT2 |
Nord-Trøndelag Health Study questionnaire (version 2) |
Last year |
| IPAQ |
International Physical Activity Questionnaire |
Last 7 days, typical week |
| IPAQ-A |
International Physical Activity Questionnaire (modified for Adolescents) |
Last 7 days |
| IPAQ-E |
International Physical Activity Questionnaire (short version modified for Elderly) |
Last 7 days |
| IPAQ-LC |
International Physical Activity Questionnaire (Long version in Chinese) |
Last 7 days |
| IPAQ-s |
International Physical Activity Questionnaire (short version) |
Last 7 days |
| IPAQ-SALVCF |
International Physical Activity Questionnaire (Self-Administered Long Version in Canadian French) |
Last 7 days |
| JPAC |
Jackson heart Physical Activity Cohort (i.e. modified KPAS) |
Last year |
| KPAS |
Kaiser Physical Activity Survey |
Last year |
| KPAS-mod |
Kaiser Physical Activity Survey (modified version) |
Current trimester |
| LRC |
Lipid Research Clinics questionnaire |
Usual activity |
| MAQ |
Modifiable Activity Questionnaire |
Last year |
| MARCA |
Multimedia Activity Recall for Children and Adolescents |
Previous day |
| MLTPAQ |
Minnesota Leisure Time Physical Activity Questionnaire |
Last year |
| MRPARQ |
Many Rivers Physical Activity Recall Questionnaire |
Typical week |
| NHS-PAQ |
Nurses' Health Study II – Physical Activity Questionnaire |
Last 7 days |
| OIMQ |
Office In Motion Questionnaire |
Last 7 days |
| OPAQ |
Occupational Physical Activity Questionnaire |
Typical week |
| PAAT |
Physical Activity Assessment Tool |
Last 7 days |
| PAQ-A |
Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents |
Last 7 days |
| PAQ-C |
Physical Activity Questionnaire for older Children |
Last 7 days |
| PAQ-EJ |
Physical Activity Questionnaire for Elderly Japanese |
Typical week last month |
| PASE |
Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly |
Last 7 days |
| PDPAR |
Previous Day Physical Activity Recall |
Previous day |
| PMMAQ |
Past Month – Modifiable Activity Questionnaire |
Last month |
| PPAQ |
Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire |
Current trimester |
| Pre-PAQ |
Preschool-age Children's Physical Activity Questionnaire |
Last 3 days (1 week, 2 weekend days) |
| PWMAQ |
Past Week – Modifiable Activity Questionnaire |
Last 7 days |
| PYTPAQ |
Past Year Total Physical Activity Questionnaire |
Last year |
| QAPSE |
Questionnaire d'Activité Physique Saint-Etienne |
Typical week last year |
| RPAQ |
Recent Physical Activity Questionnaire (i.e. EPAQ2 redesigned) |
Last month |
| RPAR |
Recess Physical Activity Recall |
Last recess |
| S7DR |
Stanford 7-Day Recall |
Last 7 days |
| SAPAC |
Self-Administered Physical Activity Checklist (modified version) |
Last 3 days |
| SBQ |
Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire |
Typical week |
| SHAPES |
School Health Action, Planning Evaluation System |
Last 7 days |
| SHS97 |
Swiss Health Survey 1997 |
Typical week |
| SP2PAQ |
Singapore Prospective Study Program Physical Activity Questionnaire |
Last 3 months |
| SPAQ |
Scottish Physical Activity Questionnaire |
Last 7 days |
| SSAAQ |
Sub-Saharan Africa Activity Questionnaire |
Last year |
| SUA |
Stanford Usual Activity |
Usual activity, last 3 months |
| SWAPAQ |
Swedish Adolescent Physical Activity Questionnaire |
Last 7 days |
| TCQ |
Tecumseh Community Questionnaire |
Last year |
| TOQ |
Tecumseh Occupational Questionnaire |
Last 7 days |
| WAC |
Weekly Activity Checklist |
Last 7 days |
| WHI-PAQ |
Women's Health Initiative – Physical Activity Questionnaire |
Last 7 days |
| YMCLS |
Youth Media Campaign Longitudinal Survey |
Last 7 days |
| YPAQ |
Youth Physical Activity Questionnaire |
Last 7 days, previous day |
| YPAS |
Yale Physical Activity Scale |
Typical week last month |
| YRBS |
Youth Risk Behavior Survey |
Last 7 days |
|
PAEE |
Physical Activity Energy Expenditure |
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TEE |
Total Energy Expenditure |
|
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MPA |
Moderate intensity Physical Activity |
|
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VPA |
Vigorous intensity Physical Activity |
|
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MVPA |
Moderate and Vigorous intensity Physical Activity |
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PAL |
Physical Activity Level |
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MET |
Metabolic Equivalent of Task |
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Acc |
Accelerometry |
|
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HR |
Heart Rate monitoring |
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DLW |
Doubly Labeled Water |
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Ped |
Pedometer |
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| ML | Mini-Logger |
Frequently used acronyms also included at the bottom of the table.