Table 3.
Measurement characteristics of tools measuring SB, presented by tool and taxon
| Tool | Taxon (refer to figure 1) | N | Population (Country) | Criterion measure (definition of SB) | QualSyst Score | Agreement (hours/day tool—criterion (limit of agreement) | Sensitivity to change | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPAQ-long l7d | 1.1.1/2.2/3.1/4.3 | 1508 | A & OA (Greenland) | actiHeart (<1.5MET) | 0.67 | −3.0 (not reported) for adults −6.0 (not reported) for older adults |
– | 51 |
| 542 | A (Netherlands) | Actigraph (<100 count/min) | 0.78 | −1.6 (−6.4 3.2) | – | 52 | ||
| 980 | A (Sweden) | Actigraph (<100 count/min) | 0.67 | +2.2 (−4.5 9.5) | – | 53 | ||
| 69 | A (UK) | activPAL (sitting/lying postures) | 0.78 | −2.2 (−7.2 3.7) | – | 16 | ||
| 317 | A (Chile) | Actigraph (<100 count/min) | 0.78 | −1.1 (−3.8 1.5) | – | 54 | ||
| 346 | A & OA (Switzerland) | Actigraph (<150 count/min) | 0.78 | −3.8 (−9.3 1.7) | – | 55 | ||
| IPAQ-short l7d | 1.1.1/2.2/3.1/4.1 | 1751 | A & OA (Norway) | Actigraph (<100 count/min) | 0.67 | −1.8 (not reported) for adults +3.5 (not reported) for older adults |
– | 56 |
| 144 | A (Nigeria) | Actigraph (<100 count/min) | 0.78 | −3.0 (−8.5 2.5) | – | 57 | ||
| 54 | OA (Sweden) | Actigraph (<100 count/min) | 0.56 | −1.5 (not reported) | – | 58 | ||
| 127 | OA (USA) | Actigraph (<50 count/min) | 0.72 | −4.4 (−10.0 −1.4) | – | 59 | ||
| 50 | A & OA (UK) | Actigraph (<50 count/min) | 0.72 | −0.5 (−1.9 0.8) | – | 60 | ||
| GPAQ | 1.1.1/2.4/3.1/4.5 | 62 | A (Saudi Arabia) | Actigraph (<100 count/min) | 0.67 | −3.3 (−9.7 3.1) | – | 61 |
| CHAMPS | 1.2.2.1/2.3/3.2/4.5 | 870 | OA (USA) | Actigraph (<100 count/min) | 0.72 | −6.8 (−10.6 2.4) | – | 15 |
| 58 | OA (USA) | Actigraph (<100 count/min) | 0.72 | −5.2 (not reported) | – | 62 | ||
| LASA | 1.2.2.1/2.4/3.1/4.3 | 83 | OA (Netherlands) | Actigraph (<100 count/min) | 0.78 | +0.2 for 10 items −2.1 (−7.4 3.3) for 6 items |
– | 33 |
| STAQ | 88 | A (France) | Actigraph (<150 count/min) | 0.72 | −2.4 (−6.2 4.9) | – | 50 | |
| PAST | 1.2.2.1/2.1/3.1/4.5 | 90 | A (Australia) | activPAL (sitting/lying postures) | 0.72 | −1.0 (− 5.6 3.8) | t-test was inconclusive | 42 |
| PAST-U | 57 | A (Australia) | activPAL (sitting/lying postures) | 0.78 | 0.1 (−3.9 4.1) | – | 43 | |
| SIT-Q-7d | 1.2.2.1/2.2/3.1/4.3 | 51 402 |
A (Belgium) A (UK) |
activPAL (sitting/lying postures) actiHeart (<1.5MET) | 0.72 | 1.0 (−4.8 8.2) for Belgian sample 0.4 (−6.9 8.6) for UK sample |
– | 48 |
| 33 & 33 | A & OA (Belgium) | activPAL (sitting/lying postures) | 0.83 | 2.3 (only reported as a %) 0.3 (−8.9 0.7) for older adults |
– | 63 | ||
| 442 | OA (Belgium) | Actigraph (<100 count/min) | 0.83 | 1.36 (−6.0 3.3) | – | 64 | ||
| MOST | 1.2.2.1/2.2/3.2/4.5 | 48 | OA (Australia) | Actigraph (<100 count/min) | 0.67 | −3.6 (−7.4 −0.2) | Guyatt Index 0.39 (0.47 for Actigraph) | 35 |
For tool acronyms see table 1.
A, adults; CHAMPS, Community Health Activities Model Program for Seniors physical activity questionnaire GPAQ, Global Physical Activity Questionnaire; IPAQ, International Physical Activity Questionnaire; LASA, Longitudinal Ageing Study Amsterdam; MOST, Measuring Older adults' Sedentary Time questionnaire; N, number of participants; OA, older adults; PAST, Past-day Adults Sedentary Time questionnaire; PAST-U, Past-day Adults Sedentary Time questionnaire—University version; Ref, reference; SB, sedentary behaviour; STAQ, Sedentary, Transportation and Activity Questionnaire; UK, UK; USA, USA of America.