| ALPHA | Assessing Levels of Physical Activity and fitness |
| BMI | body mass index |
| CRF | cardiorespiratory fitness |
| CVD | cardiovascular disease |
| EPIC | European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition |
| E3N | Etude Epidémiologique auprès des Femmes de la Mutuelle Générale de l’Education Nationale |
| CRNH IdF | Centre for Research on Human Nutrition Île-de-France |
| INSERM | Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale |
| MET | metabolic equivalent task |
| NHANES | National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
| PA | physical activity |
| PAEE | physical activity energy expenditure |
| r | Spearman correlation coefficient |
| RPAQ | Recent Physical Activity Questionnaire |