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. 2012 Aug 31;9:103. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-9-103

Table 5.

Descriptive characteristics of existing PAQs

Age Group
Reference
Name questionnaire
Country
Domains of activity
Population
Primary outcome
          Size Age (years) Sex Ethnicity  
Youth
Affuso (2011)[59]
SAPAC (modified)
United States
Sedentary
201
11 - 15
M/F
Mixed
Total min/day
Youth
Allor (2001)[60]
PDPAR
United States
Moderate, hard, very hard activity
46
12 ± 0.6
F
Mixed, urban
METs (kcal/hr)
Youth
Corder (2009)[61]
YPAQ, CPAQ, CHASE, SWAPAQ
United Kingdom
All domains, including school and leisure time
62 reliability, 76 validity
4 - 17
M/F
Mainly white
PAEE, lifestyle scores, MET-min/week
Youth
Eisenmann (2002)[62]
GLTEQ
United States
Mild, moderate and strenuous activity in leisure time
31
10.6 ± 0.2
M/F
Mixed
METs
Youth
Gwynn (2010)[63]
MRPARQ
Australia
All organised and non-organised physical activities
86
10 - 12
M/F
Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, non-Indigenous
MET-min/day
Youth
Hagströmer (2008)[56]
IPAQ-A
9 countries
Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation
248
12 - 14, 15 -17
M/F
European
MET-min/day
Youth
Huang (2009)[64]
CLASS (Chinese version)
China
31 physical activities and 14 sedentary activities over weekday and weekends
216 reliability, 99 validity
9 - 12
M/F
Chinese
Total min/day
Youth
Kowalski (1997)[65]
PAQ-C
Canada
Moderate and vigorous PA during school, including sports/exercise
73
8 - 13
M/F

5-point scale of activity
Youth
Martinez-Gomez (2010)[66]
BAD
Spain
Leisure, occupation
37
12 - 16
M/F

MET-min/day
Youth
Martinez-Gomez (2011)[67]
PAQ-A
Spain
Usual moderate and vigorous PA during schooldays and weekend days
203
13 - 17
M/F

PAQ-A score
Youth
Mota (2002)[68]
WAC (modified)
Portugal
Activities outside school
30 reliability, 109 validity
8 - 16
M/F
Hispanic
METs/15 min
Youth
Ottevaere (2011)[57]
IPAQ-A
10 countries
Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation
2018
12.5 - 17
M/F
European
Total min/day
Youth
Rangul (2008)[69]
HBSC, IPAQ-s
Norway
HBSC: sports/exercise (outside school hours). IPAQ-s: sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation
71
13 - 18
M/F

TEE, PAL
Youth
Scerpella (2002)[70]
GSQ
United States
Habitual activity in strenuous, moderate and light intensity
61
7 - 11
F

Godin-Shephard scores
Youth
Slinde (2003)[71]
MLTPAQ
Sweden
Sedentary, leisure, household
35
15
M/F

TEE
Youth
Treuth (2004)[72]
GAQ
United States
28 physical, 7 sedentary usual activities
90 reliability, 76 comparison validity, 86 intervention validity
8 - 10
F
African-American
GAQ score
Youth
Troped (2007)[73]
YRBS
United States
Leisure, occupation
128 reliability, 125 validity
12.7 ± 0.6
M/F
Mixed
Minutes and bouts of MPA and VPA
Youth
Weston (1997)[74]
PDPAR
United States
Sedentary, leisure, occupation, transportation, sports/exercise
90 reliability, 48 validity
Grades 7 - 12
M/F
Mainly white
METs
Adults
Ainsworth (1999)[87]
TOQ, 7DR-O (modified)
United States
Occupation
46
18 - 60
F
Mainly white
MET-min/week
Adults
Bassett (2000)[101]
CAQ
United States
Stair climbing, walking, sports/exercise, leisure
96
25 - 70
M/F
Mainly Caucasian
MET-min/week
Adults
Brown (2008)[88]
AAS (modified)
Australia
Walking briskly, moderate leisure activity, vigorous leisure activity
44
54 - 59
F
Mainly white
MET-min/week
Adults
Bull (2009)[58]
GPAQ
9 countries
Sedentary, leisure, occupation, transportation
2221 reliability, 298 validity
18-75
M/F
Mixed
Total min/day
Adults
Conway (2002)[94]
7DPAR, S7DR
United States
Household, occupation, walking, light, moderate, vigorous activities
24
27 - 65
M

MET-min/day, EE
Adults
Cust (2008)[102]
EPAQ
Australia
Leisure, household, occupation
182
50 - 65
M/F
Mainly white
Total PA index, Cambridge PA index
Adults
Cust (2009)[103]
EPAQ, IPAQ-s
Australia
Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation
177
50 - 65
M/F
Mainly white
MET-hr/week
Adults
Duncan (2001)[104]
7DPAR
United States
Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, sports/exercise
94 reliability, 66 validity
30 - 69
M/F
Mainly Caucasian
TEE, METs
Adults
Ekelund (2006)[95]
IPAQ-s
Sweden
Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation
87
20 - 69
M

MET-min/day
Adults
Gauthier (2009)[105]
IPAQ-SALVCF
Canada
Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation
31
20 - 63
M/F
French Canadians
MET-min/week
Adults
Hagströmer (2006)[106]
IPAQ
Sweden
Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation
46
40.7 ± 10.3
M/F

MET-hr/week
Adults
Hagströmer (2010)[107]
IPAQ
Sweden
Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation
980
18 - 65
M/F

MET-min/day
Adults
Hallal (2010)[108]
IPAQ (modified)
Brazil
Leisure, transportation
156
≥ 20
M/F

Total min/week, total score
Adults
InterAct Consortium (2011)[51]
EPAQ-s
10 countries
Leisure, household, occupation, transportation
1941
53.8 ± 9.4
M/F
European
MET-hr/week, total PA index, Cambridge index, recreational index
Adults
Jacobi (2009)[109]
MAQ
France
Sedentary, leisure, occupation
160
18 - 74
M/F

MET-hr/week
Adults
Kurtze (2008)[54]
IPAQ-s
Norway
Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation
108
20 - 39
M

MET-hr/week
Adults
Lee (2011)[98]
IPAQ-s (Chinese version)
China
Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation
1270
42.9 ± 14.4
M/F
Asian
MET-min/week
Adults
MacFarlane (2007)[99]
IPAQ-s (Chinese version)
China
Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation
49
15 - 55
M/F
Asian
MET-min/week
Adults
MacFarlane (2010)[110]
IPAQ-LC
China
Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation
28 reliability, 83 validity
26.2 ± 9.9 (reliability), 40.9 ± 11.1 (validity)
M/F
Asian
MET-min/day
Adults
Mahabir (2006)[89]
HAQ, FCPQ, CAPS-4WR, CAPS-TWR
United States
Leisure, household
65
49 - 78
F

EE, METs
Adults
Matton (2007)[111]
FPACQ
Belgium
Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation
102 reliability, 111 validity
22 - 78
M/F

Hr/week, EE, PAL (METs)
Adults
Nang (2011)[55]
IPAQ, SP2PAQ
Singapore
Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation
152
> 21
M/F
Asian
EE (kcal/day), METs
Adults
Nicaise (2011)[90]
IPAQ
United States
Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation
105
35.9 ± 9.0
F
Latino
MET-min/week
Adults
Pettee-Gabriel (2009)[91]
PMMAQ, PWMAQ, NHS-PAQ, AAS, WHI-PAQ
United States
Sedentary, leisure, sports/exercise
66
45 - 65
F
Mainly white
MET-hr/week, total min/day
Adults
Philippaerts (1999)[96]
BAQ, FCPQ, TCQ
Belgium
Leisure, occupation, sports/exercise
19
40
M

PAL scores
Adults
Philippaerts (2001)[97]
BAQ, TCQ
Belgium
Leisure, occupation, sports/exercise
66
40
M

Activity indices, EE
Adults
Richardson (2001)[100]
S7DR
United States
Leisure, occupation
77
20 - 59
M/F
Mainly white
MET-min/day
Adults
Saglam (2010)[112]
IPAQ (short and long version)
Turkey
Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation
330 reliability, 80 validity
18 - 32
M/F

MET-min/week
Adults
Schmidt (2006)[92]
KPAS-mod
United States
Household, occupation, active living, sports/exercise
63
18 - 47
F

KPAS activity indexes
Adults
Smitherman (2009)[113]
JPAC
United States
Leisure, household, occupation, sports/exercise
40 reliability, 404 validity
54.4 ± 15.7 (reliability), 57.1 ± 11.54 (validity)
M/F
African American
JPAC index scores
Adults
Staten (2001)[93]
AAFQ
United States
Leisure, household, occupation
35
31 - 60
F
Mixed
TEE, PAEE, RMR, MET-hr/day
Adults
Strath (2004)[114]
CAQ-PAI
United States
Leisure
25
20 - 56
M/F
Mainly Caucasian
MET-min/week
Adults
Trinh (2009)[115]
GPAQ
Vietnam
Sedentary, leisure, occupation, transportation
169 dry season, 162 wet season
25 - 64
M/F
Asian
Total min/day
Adults
Washburn (2003)[116]
S7DR
United States
Sleep, moderate, hard and very hard physical activities
46
17 - 35
M/F
Mixed
TEE, PAEE
Adults
Wolin (2008)[117]
IPAQ-s
United States
Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation
142
24 - 67
M/F
Black or African American
MET-min/week
Elderly
Bonnefoy (2001)[75]
MLTPAQ, YPAS, BAQ-mod, CAQ, 7DR, DQ-mod, LRC, SUA, PASE, QAPSE
France
Light, moderate, vigorous intensity PA, walking, specific activities
19
73.46 ± 4.1
M

TEE, PAL, PAEE
Elderly
De Abajo (2001)[76]
YPAS (Spanish version)
Spain
Sedentary, occupation, sports/exercise
108
61 - 80
M/F
Hispanic
Total time, EE
Elderly
Dinger (2004)[77]
PASE
United States
Leisure, household, occupation
56
75.7 ± 7.9
M/F
Mainly Caucasian
Subscale and total PASE scores
Elderly
Dubbert (2004)[78]
7DPAR
United States
Shopping, household, occupation, sports/exercise
220 reliability, 42 validity
60 - 80
M
Mixed
TEE, METs
Elderly
Giles (2009)[79]
CHAMPS-MMSCV
Australia
Leisure, household
47
≥ 65
M/F
Mainly non-Indigenous Australian
MET-min/week (volume), times/week (frequency), min/week (duration)
Elderly
Hagiwara (2008)[80]
PASE
Japan
Leisure, household, occupation
257 reliability, 200 validity
72.6 ± 4.9
M/F
Japanese
Total PASE score, hr/day
Elderly
Harada (2001)[81]
CHAMPS, PASE, YPAS
United States
Leisure, household
87
65 - 89
M/F
Mixed
EE, total PASE score
Elderly
Hurtig-Wennlöf (2010)[82]
IPAQ-E
Sweden
Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation
54
66 - 85
M/F

Total min/day
Elderly
Kolbe-Alexander (2006)[83]
IPAQ-s, YPAS
South Africa
Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation
122
> 60
M/F
Mixed
MET-min/week, EE
Elderly
Starling (1999)[84]
MLTPAQ, YPAS
United States
MLTPAQ: Leisure, household. YPAS: leisure, household, sports/exercise
67
45 - 84
M/F
Caucasian
TEE
Elderly
Tomioka (2011)[85]
IPAQ-s (Japanese version)
Japan
Sedentary, leisure, household, occupation, transportation
325
65 - 89
M/F
Japanese
MET-min/week
Elderly Washburn (1999)[86] PASE United States Leisure, household, occupation 20 67 - 80 M/F Total PASE scores

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.