Standardized Questionnaires of Walking & Bicycling Database:

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Physical Activity Questionnaires (PAQ) Validation Studies

  1. Table 1. Validation Studies of the Ainsworth New Physical Activity Questionnaire (N-PAQ)
  2. Table 2. Validation Studies of the Arizona Activity Frequency Questionnaire (AAFQ)
  3. Table 3. Validation Studies of the Allied Dunbar National Fitness Survey (ADNFS)
  4. Table 4. Auckland Heart Study (AHS) Physical Activity Questionnaire
  5. Table 5. Validation Studies of the Baecke Activity Questionnaire (BAQ)
  6. Table 6. Modified Baecke Questionnaire (MBAQ)
  7. Table 7. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System- New Walking Module
  8. Table 8. Campbell Survey on Well-Being in Canada Physical Activity Monitor (PAM)
  9. Table 9. Central Sweden Physical Activity Questionnaire (CSPAQ)
  10. Table 10. CARDIA Physical Activity Questionnaire
  11. Table 11. CHAMPS Activities Questionnaire for Older Adults
  12. Table 12. European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) Physical Activity Questions
  13. Table 13. European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition-Norfolk (EPIC2) Physical Activity Questions
  14. Table 14a. Health Insurance Plan of New York City (HIP) Activity Questionnaire
  15. Table 14b. Historical Leisure Activity Questionnaire (HLAQ)
  16. Table 15. International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)
  17. Table 16. Kaiser Physical Activity Survey (KPAS)
  18. Table 17. Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (LASA)-Physical Activity Questionnaire (LAPAQ)
  19. Table 18. Minnesota Leisure-time Physical activity questionnaire (MLTPAQ)
  20. Table 19. The Modifiable Activity Questionnaire (MAQ)/Pima Indian Questionnaire
  21. Table 20. The MONICA Optional Study of Physical Activity (MOSPA-Q)
  22. Table 21. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)-walking questions
  23. Table 22. Nurses Health Study II Activity and Inactivity Questionnaire (NHS II-PAQ)
  24. Table 23. One-Page Questionnaire of Physical activity (VITAL- study)
  25. Table 24. Perceived Functional Ability (PFA) Questionnaire/ Physical Activity Rating (PA-R) Questionnaire
  26. Table 25. Paffenbarger Physical Activity Questionnaire/College Alumnus Questionnaire (CAQ)
  27. Table 26. Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE)
  28. Table 27. Physical Activity Scale (PAS)
  29. Table 28. Postmenopausal Osteopenia PAQ (Activity Questionnaire-AQ)
  30. Table 29. Quantitative physical activity recall questions (QPAR)-Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study-1982 and baseline
  31. Table 30. The Short Questionnaire to assess Health–enhancing Physical activity (SQUASH)
  32. Table 31. Stanford Usual Physical Activity Questionnaire (SUPAQ)
  33. Table 32. Techumseh Occupational Physical Activity Questionnaire (TOQ)
  34. Table 33. Walking Adherence Questionnaire
  35. Table 34. Yale Physical Activity Survey (YPAS)
  36. Table 35. Zutphen Physical Activity Questionnaire (ZPAQ)
  37. Table 36. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) physical activity questions
  38. Table 37. Black Women's Health Study PAQ
  39. Table 38. Brunel lifestyle physical activity questionnaire
  40. Table 39. Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors (CHAMPS) questionnaire
  41. Table 40. Fels physical activity questionnaire for children
  42. Table 41. Finnish Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire (MDHAQ) and Finnish Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ)
  43. Table 42. Flemish Physical Activity Computerized Questionnaire (FPACQ)
  44. Table 43. Health-enhancing physical activity (HEPA) and Office in Motion Questionnaire (OIMQ)
  45. Table 44. Historical Physical Activity Questionnaire (HPAQ); Harvard Alumni Activity Survey (HAAS)
  46. Table 45. International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)-Long Version
  47. Table 46. International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-C) Chinese Version
  48. Table 47. International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) Short, Last 7-day
  49. Table 48. Kaiser Physical Activity Survey
  50. Table 49. Lagerros Usual Daily Physical Activity Instrument
  51. Table 50. Late-Life Function and Disability Instrument (LLFDI)
  52. Table 51. Leisure Time Physical Activity Instrument (LTPAI) and Physical Activity at Home and Work Instrument (PAHWI)
  53. Table 52. The Modified Baecke Questionnaire (MBQ)
  54. Table 53. The MONICA Optional Study of Physical Activity (MOSPA-Q)
  55. Table 54. Nord-Trondelag Health Study (HUNT 1) Physical Activity Questionnaire
  56. Table 55. Nord-Trondelag Health Study (HUNT 2) Physical Activity Questionnaire
  57. Table 56. Occupational Physical Activity Questionnaire (OPAQ)
  58. Table 57. Past Year Total Physical Activity Questionnaire (PYTPAQ)
  59. Table 58. Physical Activity Assessment Tool (PAAT)
  60. Table 59. Physical Activity Questionnaire for Elderly Japanese (PAQ-EJ)
  61. Table 60. Physical Activity Recall Instrument (PARI)
  62. Table 61. Physical Activity Scale
  63. Table 62. Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE)
  64. Table 63. Rapid Assessment of Physical Activity (RAPA)
  65. Table 64. Seven Day Physical Activity Recall (PAR)
  66. Table 65. Shanghai Men's Health Study physical activity questionnaire (SMHPAQ)
  67. Table 66. School Health Action, Planning and Evaluation System (SHAPES) physical activity questionnaire
  68. Table 67. Short Retrospective Physical Activity Questionnaire
  69. Table 68. Single Question physical activity questionnaire
  70. Table 69. Stanford Brief Activity Survey (SBAS) of on-the-job activity and leisure-time activity
  71. Table 70. The Telephone Assessment of Physical Activity (TAPA)
  72. Table 71. Two Question and Three Question Physical Activity Assessment
  73. Table 72. WHI Brief Physical Activity Questionnaire

Abbreviations of Terms

  • BF - body fat
  • BMI - body mass index
  • CSA - Computer Science and Applications, Inc. Monitor
  • Caltrac - Caltrac accelerometer
  • DLW - doubly labeled water
  • EE - energy expenditure
  • EI - energy intake
  • PA - physical activity
  • PAQ - physical activity questionnaire
  • REE - resting energy expenditure
  • TEE - total energy expenditure
  • VO2 max - maximum oxygen consumption

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