TV Video and Computer Games Computer Total Screen Time Reading Time Passive Travel Occupational/Educational SB Sitting during

s Computer Total Screen Time Reading Time Passive Travel Occupational/Educational SB Sitting during meals Leisure time Sitting during hobbies Phone/texting Sitting for socializing Listening to music Sitting while doing household tasks Sitting while caring Sitting Time Total SB Quality of SB (e.g. violence, etc)

Questionnaire Name
Australian National Nutrition and
Physical Activity Survey
Sedentary questionnaire (AusDiab3)
Sedentary activities (SAC)
Used in Int't Survey? URL (if available) Age Range Number of Countries of use Population (e.g. obese Duration/Breadth of use Criterion measure Validity (Yes/no) Reliability (Yes/No) Location of device (Hip, Wrist, Thigh, Question Wording Response Categories Validity Reliability Question Wording Response Categories Validity Reliability Question Wording Response Categories Validity Reliability Question Wording Response Categories Validity Reliability Question Wording Response Categories Validity Reliability Question Wording Response Categories Validity Reliability Question Wording Response Categories Validity Reliability Question Wording Response Categories Validity Reliability Question Wording Response Categories Validity Reliability Question Wording Response Validity Reliability Question Wording Response Categories Validity Reliability Question Wording Response Categories Validity Reliability Question Wording Response Categories Validity Reliability Question Wording Response Categories Validity Reliability Question Wording Response Categories Validity Reliability Question Wording Response Categories Validity Reliability Question Wording Response Categories Validity Reliability Question Wording Response Categories Validity Reliability Notes/Comments
questions/items men, pregnant women, etc) Categories
etc)
Australian Health Survey http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/subscriber. 18+ years 7 Australia 2011/2012 No No How much time did [you/(selected person name)] Unlimited How much time did [you/ Unlimited How much time did [you/ Unlimited How much time did [you/ Unlimited How much time did [you/he/she] 1. Hours How much time did [you/ How much time did [you/ Unlimited
nsf/0/734DF823586D5AD9CA257B8E0014A387/$File/national%20nutrition%20and% spend sitting or lying down to watch television or (selected person name)] spend (selected person name)] spend (selected person name)] spend spend sitting at work in the last 2. Minutes (selected person name)] spend (selected person name)]
20physical%20activity%20survey%202011-12%20questionnaire.pdf videos in the last week? sitting or lying down to play sitting or lying down to use a sitting to travel to or from places week? 3. Both hours and minutes sitting or lying down to other spend sitting or lying down
electronic games in the last computer or the Internet in the in the last week? 4. Did not sit at work in the last social or leisure activities in the to use a phone (e.g. text
week? last week? week last week? and talk) in the last week?
Australian Diabetes, Obesity, and Lifestyle (AusDiab) #ERROR! 36-89 years 10 Australia General population 2011/2012 Activpal yes No Thigh TV viewing in the last week hours and minutes Overall r=0.16, 95% Computer, internet, electronic hours and minutes overall r=0.14, 95% CI: 0.06, Sitting for transport in the last hours and minutes. overall r=0.07, 95% CI: -0.01, Sitting for work in the last week hours and minutes overall r=0.25, 95% CI: 0.17, Sitting for other purposes in the hours and minutes overall r=0.06, 95% CI: -0.02, Composite of all sitting r = 0.46, 95% CI: 0.40, 0.52
Study Please estimate the total time during the last week CI: 0.09, 0.24; games in the last week 0.21; weekday r=0.12, 95% CI: week 0.14; weekday r=0.12, 95% CI: Please estimate the total time 0.31; weekday r=0.34, 95% CI: last week 0.13; weekday r=-0.01, 95% CI: questions (weaker correlation in oldest
that you spent watching TV or videos/DVDs. This is weekday r=0.09, Please estimate the total time 0.05, 0.19; weekend: r=0.10, 95% Please estimate the total time 0.05, 0.20; weekend: r=-0.04, during the last week that you 0.27, 0.40; weekend: r=0.07, 95% We are interested in any other -0.09, 0.06; weekend: r=0.11, group). Mean difference = 2.01
when it was the main activity that you were doing; 95% CI: 0.01, 0.16; during the last week that you CI: 0.03, 0.17 during the last week that you 95% CI: -0.11, 0.04 spent sitting down as part of your CI: 0.00, 0.14 sitting or lying down that you may 95% CI: 0.04, 0.18 (2.45) hrs/day. Weekday r=0.49,
for example you would not include time when the weekend: r=0.23, spent sitting and using the spent time sitting to travel to or job while at work or working from have done during your waking 95% CI: 0.43, 0.54; weekend day
television was switched on and you were preparing 95% CI: 0.16, 0.30 computer. For example, include from places? Please include home, including meal and snack hours in the last week that you r=0.25, 95% CI: 0.19, 0.32
a meal. time spent playing any sitting and waiting for transport. breaks and sitting to do work have not already told us about.
1) Monday to Friday (In hours and/or minutes - fill in Playstation, Nintendo, X-Box, Do not include any time you were such as at desk or in meetings, For example this could include
all circles on answer sheet). 2) Saturday and computer or handheld console standing up while travelling or sitting to use the computer at sitting for reading or hobbies,
Sunday (In hours and/or minutes - fill in all circles games, and time spent on waiting. If you spent sitting for work, and sitting for travel as part socialising with friends or family
on answer sheet) internet activities. Do not include travelling as part of your work, of work such as being a taxi including time on the telephone
time spent doing paid work on the such as being a taxi driver, this driver? eating meals; or listening to
computer as this should have should have been included in the 1) Monday to Friday (In hours music.
been included in the previous question about sitting for work so and/or minutes - fill in all circles Please estimate the total time
questions about sitting for work. do not report it here. 1) Monday on answer sheet), 2) Saturday during the last week that you
1) Monday to Friday (In hours to Friday (In hours and/or and Sunday (In hours and/or spent sitting down NOT including
and/or minutes - fill in all circles minutes - fill in all circles on minutes - fill in all circles on sitting for work, transport,
Australian National Social Survey https://www.cqu.edu.au/industry-and-partnerships/services/population-research- 18+ years 4 Australia General population 2015 No No on answer
Do sheet).
not include time2) Saturday
spent at answer
Q: QIPAQ8 sheet). 2) Saturday and hours and minutes answer sheet) television viewing, or computer Q: QIPAQ26 hours and minutes
laboratory/research/national-social-survey and Sunday
work, during (In hours
class timeand/or
or during Sunday
Now (Inlike
we'd hours
youand/or
to thinkminutes
about use that you have mentioned in Now we would like you to think
minutes - fill in all circles on
transportation. - fill inyou
how all travelled
circles onfrom
answer sheet)
place to the previous answers? about the other time that you
answer sheet) place, including to places like 1) Monday to Friday (In hours spent sitting during the last 7
work, stores, movies and so on. and/or minutes - fill in all circles days. Include time at work, at
During the last 7 days, on how on answer sheet). 2) Saturday home, while doing course work
many days did you travel in a and Sunday (In hours and/or and during leisure time. This
motor vehicle like a train, bus, car minutes - fill in all circles on may include time spent sitting at
or tram? answer sheet) a desk, visiting friends, reading
Q: QIPAQ9 or sitting or lying down to watch
How much time did you usually television. Do not include any
spend on one of those days time spent sitting in a motor
travelling in a motor vehicle? vehicle that you have already
told me about.
During the last 7 days, how
Canadian Community Health Survey http://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&Id=238854 12+ years 4 Canada 2015- No No In the last 7 days, how much of your free time did Min = 0; Max = 95.0 (In the last 7 days, how much of Min = 0; Max = 95.0 [Excluding the activities you have Min = 0; Max = 95.0 Now, a few additional questions Min = 0; Max = 95.0
much time did you usually spend
you spend: your free time did you spend): already reported, in] the last 7 about activities you do in your
sitting on a WEEK DAY?
days, how much of your free time leisure time, that is, activities not
Q: QIPAQ27
watching TV, DVDs, movies or Internet videos? playing other video or computer did you spend on a computer, at work nor during class time nor
During the last 7 days, how
Please do not include time spent watching while games? Include games played on tablet or smart phone, doing during transportation.
much time did you usually spend
exercising. a game console, computer or activities such as surfing the
sitting on a WEEKEND DAY?
hand-held electronic device such Internet, emailing, using Some of these activities may
as a tablet or smart phone. Facebook or doing homework? appear similar, but please only
report your activity once.

In the last 7 days, how much of

your free time did you spend:

reading books, magazines or

Sedentary Activities (SAC)
EPIC
Physical Activity and Sedentary
Behavior Assessment Questionnaire
(PASBAQ)
International Physical Activity
Questionnaire
Canadian Health Measures Survey 2014/2015
English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and
Nutrition-Potsdam Study
Health Survey for England
International Physical Activity Questionnaire
newspapers, including in
electronic formats? Include time
spent reading as part of your
homework, but do not include
time spent reading at work,
during class time, during
transportation or while exercising.
http://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/pIX.pl?Function=showStaticArchiveHTML&fl=http://www23. 18-79 years 5 Canada General population 2014/2015 No No In a typical week in the past 3 months, how much Min = 0; Max = 95.0 In a typical week in the past 3 Min = 0; Max = 95.0 In a typical week in the past 3 Min = 0; Max = 95.0 In a typical week in the past 3 Min = 0; Max = 95.0 In a typical week in the past 3 Min = 0; Max = 95.0
statcan.gc.ca/imdb-bmdi/instrument/5071_Q1_V4-eng.htm&Item_Id=152604 time did you usually spend watching television, months, how much time did you months, how much time did you months, how much time did you months, how much time did you
DVD's or videos? Please do not include time spent usually spend playing other types usually spend on a computer, usually spend on a computer, usually spend reading? Include
watching TV or videos on a computer or while of video games on a game tablet or iPAD,including watching tablet or iPAD,including watching time spent reading as part of your
exercising console or hand-held electronic videos, playing computergames, videos, playing computergames, homework, but do not include
device? emailing or using the Internet? emailing or using the Internet? time spent reading at work or at
Include Internet use on other Include Internet use on other school
devices and time spent doing devices and time spent doing
homework on a computer. Do not homework on a computer. Do not
include time spent on a computer include time spent on a computer
at work or at school. at work or at school.
http://www.elsa-project.ac.uk/ 50+ years 2 England General population 2002-2015 (7 waves) No No How many hours of television do you watch on an Hours
ordinary day or evening, that is, Monday to Friday
How many hours of television do you normally
watch in total over the weekend, that is, Saturday
and Sunday?
http://epic.iarc.fr/ 50-65 years 1 France, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, General population 1992- Yes Yes Yes Hip We would like to know the type sedentary occupation, standing
Greece, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway and amount of physical activity occupation, manual work, heavy
involved in your work. Please manual work
check what the best corresponds
with your present occupation
from the following four
possibilities:
http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/content/179/12/1493.long 16+ years 5 England General population 1991 (validation in 2008) ActiGraph GT1M Yes No Hip Now I’d like to ask you some questions about time hours and minutes Television viewing Looking at showcard I, which of minutes Occupational sitting/standing Now I’d like to ask you some Non-television sitting compared Total sedentary activity compared
(To examine the that you might have spent sitting down. For these compared to these did you do whilst working? compared to accelerometer with questions about time that you to accelerometer with sedentary to accelerometer with sedentary
sensitivity of questions, I’d like you to think about what you have accelerometer with Please include any sedentary threshold of <50 cpm: might have spent sitting down. threshold of: <50 cpm women threshold of: <50 cpm: women
criterion validity, we done in the last four weeks, that is since (date of sedentary threshold work you did on weekends. women r=0.19, 95% CI: 0.11, For these questions, I’d like you r=0.20, 95% CI: 0.1, 0.26; men r=0.27, 95% CI:0.22, 0.32; men
derived the interview – 4 weeks) (when you were not doing of <50 cpm: women CODE ALL THAT APPLY 0.27; men r=0.17, 95% CI:0.09, to think about what you have r=0.18, 95% CI: 0.12, 0.24, r=0.26, 95% CI:0.20, 0.32,
average your (paid) job)...TVWkHr: In the last 4 weeks, how r=0.16, 95% CI: 1 Sitting down or standing up 0.25, done in the last four weeks, that Non-television sitting compared Total sedentary activity compared
minutes/day spent much time did you spend sitting down watching TV 0.11, 0.22; men r=0. 2 Walking at work (e.g. door to Occupational sitting/standing is since (date of interview – 4 to accelerometer with sedentary to accelerometer with sedentary
being sedentary (including DVDs and videos) on an average 16, 95% CI:0.10, door sales, hospital nurse work) compared to accelerometer with weeks) (when you were not threshold of: <100 cpm: women threshold of: <100 cpm women
using 3 different weekday (that is Monday to Friday)? WESit1H: In 0.21 3 Climbing stairs or ladders sedentary threshold of <100 cpm doing your (paid job)...WkSit2H: r=0.20, 95% CI: 0.14, 0.25; men r=0.24, 95% CI:0.19, 0.29, men
cutpoints—<50 the last four weeks, how much time did you spend Television viewing 4 Lifting, carrying or moving women r=0.20, 95% CI: 0.10, In the last four weeks, how r=0.17, 95% CI: 0.11, 0.22, r=0.23, 95% CI:0.16, 0.29,
counts/ minute, watching TV (including watching DVDs and videos) compared to heavy loads 0.30; men r=0.19, 95% CI: 0.11, much time did you spend sitting Non-television sitting compared Total sedentary activity compared
<100 counts/ on an average weekend day (that is Saturday and accelerometer with IF WorkAct2 = Sit THEN 0.27, down doing any other activity on to accelerometer with sedentary to accelerometer with sedentary
minute, and <200 Sunday)? sedentary threshold WrkAct3H Occupational sitting/standing an average weekday (that is threshold of: <200 cpm women threshold of: <200 cpm women
counts/ minute) of <100 cpm: On an average work day in the compared to accelerometer with Monday to Friday)? Please do r=0.18, 95% CI: 0.12, 0.23; men r=0.21, 95% CI:0.16, 0.26, men
women r=0.14, 95% last four weeks, how much time sedentary threshold of <200 cpm not include time spent doing r=0.15, 95% CI: 0.09, 0.21 r=0.20, 95% CI:0.14, 0.26
CI:0.08, 0.19; men did you usually spend women r=0.18, 95% CI: 0.11, these activities while at work.
r=0.13, 95% CI: sitting down or standing up? 0.26; men r=0.19, 95% CI:0.11, WESit2H: In the last 4 weeks,
0.07, 0.19 0.27 how much time did you spend
Television viewing sitting down doing any other
compared to activity on an average weekend
accelerometer with day (that is Saturday and
sedentary threshold Sunday)? Please do not include
of <200 cpm: time spent doing these activities
women r=0.11, 95% while at work.
CI: 0.06, 0.17; men
r=0.11, 95% CI:
0.05, 0.18
18-65 years 4 Australia, Brazil, UK, Canada, Finland, Netherlands, Japan, 1997- No No These questions are about how 8. _____ days per week Short form: Now think about Hours and minutes
Portugal, USA, Sweden, South Africa, Guatemala you traveled from place to place, 9. _____ hours per day the time you spent sitting on
including to places like work, _____ minutes per day week days during the last 7
stores, movies, and so on. days. Include time spent at
8. During the last 7 days, on how work, at home, while doing
many days did you travel in a course work, and during leisure
motor vehicle like a train, time. This may include time
bus, car, or tram? spent sitting at a desk, visiting
9. How much time did you usually friends, reading or sitting or lying
spend on one of those days down to watch television.
traveling in a train, bus, During the last 7 days, how
car, tram, or other kind of motor much time did you usually spend
vehicle? sitting on a week day? During
the last 7 days, how much time
did you usually spend sitting on
a weekend day? Long form:
The last questions are about the
time you spend sitting while at
work, at home, while doing
course work and during leisure
time. This may include time
spent sitting at a desk, visiting
friends, reading or sitting or lying
down to watch television. Do not
include any time spent sitting in
a motor vehicle that you have
already told me about.
During the last 7 days, how
much time did you usually spend
sitting on a weekday?

During the last 7 days, how

much time did you usually spend
sitting on a weekend day?

Sitting time questions from the Risk
Factor Questionnaire
Physical Activity and Transit (PAT)
Survey
NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study https://dietandhealth.cancer.gov/index.html 50+ years 2 US Retired persons 1995- No No During a typical 24-hour period over the past 12- None, <1 hour, 1-2 During a typical 24-hour period <3 hours, 3-4 hours, 5-6 NR NR
months, how much time did you spend watching hours, 3-4 hours, 5-6 over the past 12-months, how hours, 7-8 hours, >=9
television or videos? hours, 7-8 hours, >=9 much time did you spend hours
hours sitting?
Physical Activity and Transit (PAT) Survey, 2010-2011 https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/data/data-sets/physical-activity-and-transit-survey.page 18+ years 2 US General population 2010/2011 Actigraph GT3X Yes No Hip 2 questions on time spent sitting Total: r = 0.32, P < .001); the
(<100 cpm) for daytime and evening: “On an correlation was stronger in
average day during the last 7 daytime (r = 0.37, P < .001)
days, from the time you woke up versus evening (r = 0.23, P < .
to around 5 o’clock in the 001) sitting. Mean difference= 49
evening, how many hours or mins/day. The LoA were −441 to
minutes did you spend sitting?” 343 mins/day. Linear regression
and “From 5 o’clock in the showed at lower levels of ST,
evening to the time you went to self-report was lower than
bed on an average day during accelerometer-measured ST. At
the last 7 days, how many hours higher levels of ST, self-report
or minutes did you spend was higher than accelerometer-
sitting?” measured ST (β = 0.59; standard
error = 0.02; P < .001; LoA =
mean difference ± 200.34).
Scottish Health Survey (SHeS) https://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/Catalogue/?sn=7851&type=Data% 16+ years 6 Scotland 2012- No No 1. When you are at work are you And how much time on an
20catalogue#documentation mainly sitting down, standing up average weekday do/does
or walking about? (you/your child) spend sitting
down doing any other activity,
2. On an average work day in the such as eating a meal, reading,
last four weeks, how much time or listening to music (IF 65+: or
did you usually spend sitting napping in a chair)? Please do
down? INTERVIEWER: IF not include time spent doing
RESPONDENT WAS ON these activities while at work.
HOLIDAY OR UNABLE TO INTERVIEWER: EXAMPLES
WORK ON ANY DAYS IN THE OF THESE ACTIVITIES
LAST FOUR WEEKS, ASK INCLUDE SNACKING,
THEM TO REPORT THE STUDYING, DRAWING, DOING
AVERAGE NUMBER OF PUZZLES/CROSSWORDS
HOURS ON THOSE DAYS ETC. DO NOT COUNT TIME
THEY WORKED. TWICE E.G. IF THEY WATCH
TV AND EAT, INCLUDE THAT
HERE OR AT PREVIOUS
QUESTION - NOT BOTH.

And how much time on an

Global Physical Activity Questionnaire
(GPAQ)
average weekend day (that is
Saturday and Sunday) do/does
(you/your child) spend sitting
down doing any other activity,
such as eating a meal, reading,
or or listening to music or [if over
65] napping in a chair. Please
do not include time spent doing
these activities while at work.
INTERVIEWER: OTHER
EXAMPLES OF THESE
ACTIVITIES INCLUDE
SNACKING, STUDYING,
DRAWING, DOING
PUZZLES/CROSSWORDS
ETC. DO NOT COUNT TIME
TWICE E.G. IF THEY WATCH
TV AND EAT, INCLUDE THAT
HERE OR AT PREVIOUS
1. Sitting down QUESTION - NOT BOTH.
Standing up INTERVIEWER: Time spent
Walking about reading using a screen (e.g. a
Thinking first of weekdays, that is Monday to Friday, how much time on an average day do you spend sitting watching TV or another type of screen such as a computer, games console or handheld gaming device? Please do not include any time spent in front of a screen while at school, work or college. INTERVIEWER: Reading a ‘kindle’ or reading on an iPad should not be included here. If the main activity is reading then code under sitting doing other activity
Equal such
timeasspent
eating,
doing
reading
2 or more
etc. of these kindle or iPad) can be included
here is the respondent says
Now thinking of the weekend, that is0-13
Saturday
hours/day
and (ENTER
Sunday, how
0 IF LESS
much time
THAN on1an
HOUR
average
OR day
NEVER
do you
WATCHES
spend sitting
SCREEN)
watching TV or another type of screen (such as a computer, games console or handheld gaming device)? Again, please do not include any time spent in front of a screen while at school, college or work. INTERVIEWER: Reading a ‘kindle’ or reading on an iPad should not be included here. If the main activity is reading then code under sitting 2.
doing
Continuous
other activity
(ENTER such
0 as
IF LESS
eating,THAN
reading
1 HOUR)
etc. reading is the main activity 0-13 hours/day (ENTER 0 IF LESS THAN 1 HOUR OR NEVER WATCHES SCREEN)
U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20980928 20+ years 2 US General population 1999- ActiGraph 7164 Yes No Right hip Over the past 30 days, on average how many hours 1) “none,” 2) “less than r=0.22, p<0.001 Over the past 30 days, on 1) “none,” 2) “less than 1 hour,”
(<100 cpm) per day did you sit and watch TV or videos outside 1 hour,” 3) “1 hour,” 4) average about how many hours 3) “1 hour,” 4) “2 hours,” 5) “3
of work? “2 hours,” 5) “3 hours,” per day did you use a computer hours,” 6) “4 hours,” and 7) “5
6) “4 hours,” and 7) “5 or play computer games outside hours or more.”
hours or more.” of work?
WHO Global Physical Activity Questionnaires http://www.who.int/chp/steps/resources/GPAQ_Analysis_Guide.pdf 18-65 years 1 U.S. Faculty & staff from College 2002- Actigraph GT1M Yes Yes (N=16) Hip The following question is about Hours and minutes r=-0.12, NS Short-term (10 days, n=16)
(validity) or general (<100 cpm) sitting or reclining at work, at ICC=0.92 (95% CI: 0.78, 0.97).
population (reliability) home, getting to and from Long-term (3 months, n=54);
places, or with friends including ICC=0.83 (95% CI: 0.70, 0.90)
time spent sitting at a desk,
sitting with friends, traveling in
car, bus, train, reading, playing
cards or watching television, but
do not include time spent
sleeping. How much time do
you usually spend sitting or
reclining on a typical day?
U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey https://wwwn.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes/ 12+ years Varies by year US General population 1999- No No 1999-2000: Now I will ask about TV watching or 2007-2008: The following Hours and minutes
computer use. Over the past 30 days, on a typical question is about sitting or
day how much time altogether did {you/SP} spend reclining at work, at home, or at
on a typical day sitting and watching TV or videos school. Include time spent sitting
or using a computer outside of work? Would you at a desk, sitting with friends,
say . . 2000-2001: Now I will ask about TV watching traveling in a car, bus, or train,
or computer use. Over the past 30 days, on a reading, playing cards, watching
typical day how much time altogether did {you/SP} television, or using a computer.
spend on a typical day sitting and watching TV or Do not include time spent
videos or using a computer outside of work? Would sleeping. How much time {do
you say . . . you/does SP} usually spend
sitting or reclining on a typical
day?
2009-2012: The following
question is about sitting at work,
at home, getting to and from
places, or with friends, including
time spent sitting at a desk,
traveling in a car or bus,
reading, playing cards, watching
television, or using a computer.
Do not include time spent
sleeping. How much time {do
you/does SP} usually spend
sitting on a typical day? 2013-
2014: The following question is
about sitting at school, at home,
getting to and from places, or
with friends including time spent
sitting at a desk, traveling in a
car or bus, reading, playing
cards, watching television, or
using a computer. Do not
include time spent sleeping.
How much time {do you/does
SP} usually spend sitting on a
typical day?
Welsh Health Survey http://gov.wales/statistics-and-research/welsh-health-survey/?lang=en 18+ years 2 Wales General Population 2015 No No 53. Think about the time you (Continuous) Please
spent sitting on weekdays during answer in hours and
the last 7 days. minutes. For example if you
spent 90 minutes sitting
Include time spent at work, at that would be 1 hour and
home, while doing course work 30 minutes.
and during leisure time.This may
include time spent sitting at a
desk, visiting friends, reading, or
sitting or lying down to watch
television.

During the last 7 days, how

much time did you spend sitting
on an average weekday?

54. Think about the time you

spent sitting on a weekend
during the last 7 days. Include
time spent at work, at home,
while doing course work and
during leisure time.

This may include time spent

sitting at a desk, visiting friends,
reading, or sitting or lying down
to watch television.

That weekend, how much time

Global Physical Activity Questionnaire
(GPAQ)
did you spend sitting on an
average weekend day?
WHO Global Physical Activity Questionnaires http://www.who.int/chp/steps/resources/GPAQ_Analysis_Guide.pdf 44 +/- 14 years 1 Ireland General population 2002- Actigraph GT3X Yes No Hip The following question is about Hours and minutes Overall r=0.187, p=0.135.
sitting or reclining at work, at Significant mean difference
home, getting to and from between GPAQ (300 mins/day)
places, or with friends including vs. Actigraph (696 mins/day) =
time spent sitting at a desk, 348.7 mins/day, p=0.0001. Wide
sitting with friends, traveling in limits of agreement: -721.1 to
car, bus, train, reading, playing +23.7 mins/day. Bias exists with
cards or watching television, but those who were found to be more
do not include time spent sedentary less likely to under-
sleeping. How much time do report their SB using the GPAQ
you usually spend sitting or
reclining on a typical day?