全球體力活動(dòng)問卷分析指南

GlobalPhysicalActivity

Questionnaire

(GPAQ)

AnalysisGuide

SurveillanceandPopulation-BasedPrevention

PreventionofNoncommunicableDiseasesDepartment

WorldHealthOrganization

20AvenueAppia,1211Geneva27,Switzerland

Forfurtherinformation: /chp/steps

GlobalPhysicalActivityQuestionnaire

(GPAQ)

AnalysisGuide

Tableofcontents

1 Overview 2

2 Thequestionnaire 4

3 GPAQQuestionbyQuestionGuide 6

4 CleaningGPAQdata 9

5 CleaningGPAQdatawithEpiInfo 11

6 AnalysisGuidelinesandCalculations 14

GPAQAnalysisGuide 1

1 Overview

Introduction TheGlobalPhysicalActivityQuestionnairewasdevelopedbyWHOfor

physicalactivitysurveillanceincountries.Itcollectsinformationonphysicalactivityparticipationinthreesettings(ordomains)aswellassedentarybehaviour,comprising16questions(P1-P16).Thedomainsare:

?Activityatwork

?Traveltoandfromplaces

?Recreationalactivities

UsingGPAQ

Administration

oftheGPAQ

Showcards

PriortousingGPAQ,youshouldreviewthequestionbyquestionsection.Thissection,whichfollowstheactualquestions,willguidetheinterviewerinaskingthequestionsandrecordingresponses.

WhenusingGPAQ,allthequestionsmustbeasked.SkipsofquestionsdoONLYapplytothecorrespondingdayandtimevariablesifP1,P4,P7,P10,orP13havebeenanswerednegatively.Skippinganyotherquestionsorremovinganyofthedomainswillrestricttheresultsthatyouwillbeabletocalculate.

TheGPAQhasbeendevelopedforface-to-faceinterviewsconductedbytrainedinterviewers.Ithadbeentestedinlargescalepopulation-basedsurveyswiththegeneraladultpopulation.

ItisadvisedthatshowcardsbeusedwhentheGPAQisadministered.ShowcardsshouldbedevelopedforeachoftheactivitytypescoveredbytheGPAQ:vigorousandmoderateactivityatwork,transportactivity,vigorousandmoderateactivityduringleisuretime,aswellassitting.Showcardswillhelptherespondentstoknowwhatactivitiesaremeantbyeachquestion.TheyshouldbeshowingtypicalphysicalactivitiesforthesettingthattheGPAQisusedin.ExamplesofgenericshowcardsthatwillneedtobeadaptedtothelocalcontextcanbefoundontheGPAQwebsite:/chp/steps/GPAQ/en/index.html

GPAQ

version1and2

Calculatingand

cleaning

physical

activitydata

Thisdocumentprovidesinformationonversion2ofGPAQ.Itisadvisedthatyouuseversion2ofGPAQ.

IfyouhavealreadyusedGPAQversion1andneedadviseonanalysingthisinformation,pleasecontacttheSTEPSteamatsteps@.

ThisdocumentincludesinformationonhowtocleanandanalyseGPAQdataingeneralaswellasspecificallywiththestatisticalpackageEpiInfo.

ThecodingcolumnofGPAQisusedasareferenceforallthecalculations.Ifyouinsertthisquestionnaireintoanotherquestionnaire,youshouldnotchangethecodingcolumn.

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GPAQAnalysisGuide 2

1 Overview, Continued

Metabolic METs(MetabolicEquivalents)arecommonlyusedtoexpresstheintensityof

Equivalent physicalactivities,andarealsousedfortheanalysisofGPAQdata.

(MET)

METistheratioofaperson'sworkingmetabolicraterelativetotherestingmetabolicrate.OneMETisdefinedastheenergycostofsittingquietly,andisequivalenttoacaloricconsumptionof1kcal/kg/hour.FortheanalysisofGPAQdata,existingguidelineshavebeenadopted:Itisestimatedthat,comparedtosittingquietly,aperson'scaloricconsumptionisfourtimesashighwhenbeingmoderatelyactive,andeighttimesashighwhenbeingvigorouslyactive.

Therefore,whencalculatingaperson'soverallenergyexpenditureusingGPAQdata,4METsgetassignedtothetimespentinmoderateactivities,and8METstothetimespentinvigorousactivities.

GPAQAnalysisGuide 3

2 Thequestionnaire

PhysicalActivity

NextIamgoingtoaskyouaboutthetimeyouspenddoingdifferenttypesofphysicalactivityinatypicalweek.Pleaseanswerthesequestionevenifyoudonotconsideryourselftobeaphysicallyactiveperson.

Thinkfirstaboutthetimeyouspenddoingwork.Thinkofworkasthethingsthatyouhavetodosuchaspaidorunpaidwork,study/training,householdchores,harvestingfood/crops,fishingorhuntingforfood,seekingemployment[Insertother.examplesifneeded]In.answeringthe

followingquestions'vigorous-intensityactivities'areactivitiesthatrequirehardphysicaleffortandcauselargeincreasesinbreathingorheartrate,'moderate-intensityactivities'areactivitiesthatrequiremoderatephysicaleffortandcausesmallincreasesinbreathingorheartrate.

Question Response Code

Work

Doesyourworkinvolvevigorous-intensityactivitythatcauseslargeincreasesinbreathingorheartratelike[carryingorliftingheavyloads,diggingorconstructionwork]foratleast10minutescontinuously?

[INSERTEXAMPLES](USESHOWCARD)

Inatypicalweek,onhowmanydaysdoyoudovigorous-intensityactivitiesaspartofyourwork?

Howmuchtimedoyouspenddoingvigorous-intensityactivitiesatworkonatypicalday?

Doesyourworkinvolvemoderate-intensityactivity,thatcausessmallincreasesinbreathingorheartratesuchasbriskwalking[orcarryinglightloads]foratleast10minutescontinuously?

[INSERTEXAMPLES] (USESHOWCARD)

Inatypicalweek,onhowmanydaysdoyoudomoderate-intensityactivitiesaspartofyourwork?

Howmuchtimedoyouspenddoingmoderate-intensityactivitiesatworkonatypicalday?

Yes

1

P1

No

2IfNo,gotoP4

Numberofdays

└─┘

P2

Hours:minutes

└─┴─┘:└─┴─┘

P3

(a-b)

hrs

mins

Yes

1

P4

No

2IfNo,gotoP7

Numberofdays

└─┘

P5

Hours:minutes

└─┴─┘:└─┴─┘

P6

(a-b)

hrs

mins

Traveltoandfromplaces

Thenextquestionsexcludethephysicalactivitiesatworkthatyouhavealreadymentioned.

NowIwouldliketoaskyouabouttheusualwayyoutraveltoandfromplaces.Forexampletowork,forshopping,tomarket,toplaceofworship.[Insertotherexamplesifneeded]

Doyouwalkoruseabicycle(pedalcycle)foratleast10minutescontinuouslytogettoandfromplaces?

Inatypicalweek,onhowmanydaysdoyouwalkorbicycleforatleast10minutescontinuouslytogettoandfromplaces?

Howmuchtimedoyouspendwalkingorbicyclingfortravelonatypicalday?

Yes

1

P7

No

2IfNo,gotoP10

Numberofdays

└─┘

P8

Hours:minutes

└─┴─┘:└─┴─┘

P9

(a-b)

hrs

mins

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GPAQAnalysisGuide 4

2 Thequestionnaire, Continued

PhysicalActivity,Continued

Question Response

Recreationalactivities

Thenextquestionsexcludetheworkandtransportactivitiesthatyouhavealreadymentioned.

NowIwouldliketoaskyouaboutsports,fitnessandrecreationalactivities[Insert(leisure),relevantterms].

Code

Doyoudoanyvigorous-intensitysports,fitnessorrecreational(leisure)activitiesthatcauselargeincreasesinbreathingor

heartratelike[runningorfootball]foratleast10minutescontinuously?

[INSERTEXAMPLES] (USESHOWCARD)

Inatypicalweek,onhowmanydaysdoyoudovigorous-intensitysports,fitnessorrecreational(leisure)activities?

Howmuchtimedoyouspenddoingvigorous-intensitysports,fitnessorrecreationalactivitiesonatypicalday?

Doyoudoanymoderate-intensitysports,fitnessorrecreational(leisure)activitiesthatcauseasmallincreaseinbreathingor

heartratesuchasbriskwalking,[cycling,swimming,volleyball]foratleast10minutescontinuously?

[INSERTEXAMPLES] (USESHOWCARD)

Inatypicalweek,onhowmanydaysdoyoudomoderate-intensitysports,fitnessorrecreational(leisure)activities?

Yes 1

No 2 IfNo,gotoP13

Numberofdays

└─┘

Hours:minutes └─┴─┘: └─┴─┘

hrs mins

Yes 1

No 2 IfNo,gotoP16

Numberofdays

P10

P11

P12

(a-b)

P13

P14

└─┘

Howmuchtimedoyouspenddoingmoderate-intensitysports,

Hours:minutes

└─┴─┘:└─┴─┘

fitnessorrecreational(leisure)activitiesonatypicalday?

hrs

mins

P15

(a-b)

Sedentarybehaviour

Thefollowingquestionisaboutsittingorrecliningatwork,athome,gettingtoandfromplaces,orwithfriendsincludingtimespentsittingatadesk,sittingwithfriends,travelingincar,bus,train,reading,playingcardsorwatchingtelevision,butdonotincludetimespentsleeping.

[INSERTEXAMPLES] (USESHOWCARD)

Howmuchtimedoyouusuallyspendsittingorrecliningona

Hours:minutes└─┴─┘:└─┴─┘

P16

typicalday?

(a-b)

hrs

mins

GPAQAnalysisGuide 5

3 GPAQQuestionbyQuestionGuide

PhysicalActivity

NextIamgoingtoaskyouaboutthetimeyouspenddoingdifferenttypesofphysicalactivityinatypicalweek.Pleaseanswerthesequestionevenifyoudonotconsideryourselftobeaphysicallyactiveperson.

Thinkfirstaboutthetimeyouspenddoingwork.Thinkofworkasthethingsthatyouhavetodosuchaspaidorunpaidwork,study/training,householdchores,harvestingfood/crops,fishingorhuntingforfood,seekingemployment[Insertother.examplesifneeded]In.answeringthe

followingquestions'vigorous-intensityactivities'areactivitiesthatrequirehardphysicaleffortandcauselargeincreasesinbreathingorheartrate,'moderate-intensityactivities'areactivitiesthatrequiremoderatephysicaleffortandcausesmallincreasesinbreathingorheartrate.

Readthisopeningstatementoutloud.Itshouldnotbeomitted.Therespondentwillhavetothinkfirstaboutthetimehe/shespendsdoingwork(paidorunpaidwork,householdchores,harvestingfood,fishingorhuntingforfood,seekingemployment[Insertotherexamplesifneeded]),thenaboutthetimehe/shetravelsfromplacetoplace,andfinallyaboutthetimespentinvigorousaswellasmoderatephysicalactivityduringleisuretime.

Remindtherespondentwhenhe/sheanswersthefollowingquestionsthat'vigorous-intensityactivities'areactivitiesthatrequirehardphysicaleffortandcauselargeincreasesinbreathingorheartrate,'moderate-intensityactivities'areactivitiesthatrequiremoderatephysicaleffortandcausesmallincreasesinbreathingorheartrate.Don'tforgettousetheshowcardwhichwillhelptherespondentwhenansweringtothequestions.

Question Response Code

Work

Doesyourworkinvolvevigorous-intensityactivitythatcauseslargeincreasesinbreathingorheartratelike[carryingorliftingheavyloads,diggingorconstructionwork]foratleast10minutescontinuously?

[INSERTEXAMPLES] (USESHOWCARD)

Asktheparticipanttothinkaboutvigorous-intensityactivitiesatworkonly.Activitiesareregardedasvigorousintensityiftheycauselargeincreasesinbreathingand/orheartrate.

Inatypicalweek,onhowmanydaysdoyoudovigorous-intensityactivitiesaspartofyourwork?

“Typicalweek”meansaweekwhentheparticipantisengagedinhis/herusualactivities.Validresponsesrangefrom1-7.

Howmuchtimedoyouspenddoingvigorous-intensityactivitiesatworkonatypicalday?

Asktheparticipanttothinkofatypicaldayhe/shecanrecalleasilyinwhichhe/sheengagedinvigorous-intensityactivitiesatwork.Theparticipantshouldonlyconsiderthoseactivitiesundertakencontinuouslyfor10minutesormore.Probeveryhighresponses(over4hrs)toverify.

Doesyourworkinvolvemoderate-intensityactivity,thatcausessmallincreasesinbreathingorheartratesuchasbriskwalking[orcarryinglightloads]foratleast10minutescontinuously?

[INSERTEXAMPLES] (USESHOWCARD)

Asktheparticipanttothinkaboutmoderate-intensityactivitiesatworkonly.Activitiesareregardedasmoderateintensityiftheycausesmallincreasesinbreathingand/orheartrate.

Inatypicalweek,onhowmanydaysdoyoudomoderate-intensityactivitiesaspartofyourwork?

“Typicalweek”meansaweekwhentheparticipantisengagedinhis/herusualactivities.Validresponsesrangefrom1-7.

Howmuchtimedoyouspenddoingmoderate-intensityactivitiesatworkonatypicalday?

Asktheparticipanttothinkofatypicaldayhe/shecanrecalleasilyinwhichhe/sheengagedinmoderate-intensityactivitiesatwork.Theparticipantshouldonlyconsiderthoseactivitiesundertakencontinuouslyfor10minutesormore.Probeveryhighresponses(over4hrs)toverify.

Yes 1

No 2 IfNo,gotoP4

Numberofdays

└─┘

Hours:minutes

└─┴─┘: └─┴─┘

hrs mins

Yes 1

No 2 IfNo,gotoP7

Numberofdays

└─┘

Hours:minutes

└─┴─┘: └─┴─┘

hrs mins

P1

P2

P3

(a-b)

P4

P5

P6

(a-b)

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GPAQAnalysisGuide 6

3 GPAQQuestionbyQuestionGuide, Continued

PhysicalActivity,Continued

Question Response Code

Traveltoandfromplaces

Thenextquestionsexcludethephysicalactivitiesatworkthatyouhavealreadymentioned.

NowIwouldliketoaskyouabouttheusualwayyoutraveltoandfromplaces.Forexampletowork,forshopping,tomarket,toplaceofworship.[Insertotherexamplesifneeded]

Theintroductorystatementtothefollowingquestionsontransport-relatedphysicalactivityisveryimportant.Itasksandhelpstheparticipanttonowthinkabouthowtheytravelaroundgettingfromplace-to-place.Thisstatementshouldbenomitted.

Doyouwalkoruseabicycle(pedalcycle)foratleast10minutes

Yes

1

P7

continuouslytogettoandfromplaces?

Selecttheappropriateresponse.

No

2

IfNo,gotoP10

Howmuchtimedoyouspendwalkingorbicyclingfortravelonatypical

day?

P9

Asktheparticipanttothinkofatypicaldayhe/shecanrecalleasilyinwhich

Hours:minutes

he/sheengagedintransport-relatedactivities.Theparticipantshouldonly

(a-b)

considerthoseactivitiesundertakencontinuouslyfor10minutesormore.

└─┴─┘:└─┴─┘

Probeveryhighresponses(over4hrs)toverify.

hrs

mins

Recreationalactivities

Thenextquestionsexcludetheworkandtransportactivitiesthatyouhavealreadymentioned.

NowIwouldliketoaskyouaboutsports,fitnessandrecreationalactivities[Insert(leisure)relevantterms].

Thisintroductorystatementdirectstheparticipanttothinkaboutrecreationalactivities.Thiscanalsobecalleddiscretionaryorleisuretime.Itincludessportsandexercisebutisnotlimitedtoparticipationincompetitions.Activitiesreportedshouldbedoneregularlyandnotjustoccasionally.Itisimportanttofocusononlyrecreationalactivitiesandnottoincludeanyactivitiesalreadymentioned.Thisstatementshouldnotbeomitted.

Doyoudoanyvigorous-intensitysports,fitnessorrecreational(leisure)

Yes

1

activitiesthatcauselargeincreasesinbreathingorheartrate[runninglike

orfootball]foratleast10minutescontinuously?

[INSERTEXAMPLES](USESHOWCARD)

P10

Asktheparticipanttothinkaboutrecreationalvigorous-intensityactivities

No

2IfNo,gotoP13

only.Activitiesareregardedasvigorousintensityiftheycauselarge

increasesinbreathingand/orheartrate.

Inatypicalweek,onhowmanydaysdoyoudovigorous-intensitysports,

fitnessorrecreational(leisure)activities?

Numberofdays

P11

“Typicalweek

”meansaweekwhentheparticipantisengagedinhis/her

usualactivities.

Validresponsesrangefrom1-7.

└─┘

Howmuchtimedoyouspenddoingvigorous-intensitysports,fitnessor

recreationalactivitiesonatypicalday?

P12

Asktheparticipanttothinkofatypicaldayhe/shecanrecalleasilyinwhich

Hours:minutes

he/sheengagedinrecreationalvigorous-intensityactivities.Theparticipant

(a-b)

shouldonlyconsiderthoseactivitiesundertakencontinuouslyfor10

└─┴─┘:└─┴─┘

minutesormore.Probeveryhighresponses(over4hrs)toverify.

hrs

mins

Doyoudoanymoderate-intensitysports,fitnessorrecreational(leisure)

Yes

1

activitiesthatcauseasmallincreaseinbreathingorheartratesuchas

briskwalking,[cycling,swimming,volleyball]foratleast10minutes

continuously?

P13

[INSERTEXAMPLES](USESHOWCARD)

No

2IfNo,gotoP16

Asktheparticipanttothinkaboutrecreationalmoderate-intensityactivities

only.Activitiesareregardedasmoderateintensityiftheycausesmall

increasesinbreathingand/orheartrate.

Inatypicalweek,onhowmanydaysdoyoudomoderate-intensitysports,

fitnessorrecreational(leisure)activities?

Numberofdays

P14

“Typicalweek

”meansaweekwhentheparticipantisengagedinhis/her

└─┘

usualactivities.

Validresponsesrangefrom1-7.

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GPAQAnalysisGuide 7

3 GPAQQuestionbyQuestionGuide, Continued

PhysicalActivity,Continued

Question

Response

Code

Howmuchtimedoyouspenddoingmoderate-intensitysports,fitnessor

recreational(leisure)activitiesonatypicalday?

P15

Asktheparticipanttothinkofatypicaldayhe/shecanrecalleasilyinwhich

Hours:minutes└─┴─┘:└─┴─┘

he/sheengagedinrecreationalmoderate-intensityactivities.Theparticipant

(a-b)

shouldonlyconsiderthoseactivitiesundertakencontinuouslyfor10

hrs

mins

minutesormore.Probeveryhighresponses(over4hrs)toverify.

Sedentarybehaviour

Thefollowingquestionisaboutsittingorrecliningatwork,athome,gettingtoandfromplaces,orwithfriendsincludingtimespentsittingatadesk,sittingwithfriends,travelingincar,bus,train,reading,playingcardsorwatchingtelevision,butdonotincludetimespentsleeping.

[INSERTEXAMPLES] (USESHOWCARD)

Howmuchtimedoyouusuallyspendsittingorrecliningonatypicalday?

Asktheparticipanttoconsidertotaltimespentsittingatwork,inanoffice,reading,watchingtelevision,usingacomputer,doinghandcraftlikeknitting,restingetc.Theparticipantshouldnotincludetimespentsleeping.

P16

Hours:minutes (a-b)

└─┴─┘: └─┴─┘

hrs mins

GPAQAnalysisGuide 8

4 CleaningGPAQdata

Introduction Itisimportanttostandardizethewayinwhichthedatacollectedarecleaned

andanalysed.Pleaseusetheguidelinesbelowwhencleaningandanalysing

yourdata.

Thecleaningandanalysisguidelinesusethecodingcolumninthe

questionnaireasanidentifier.

Cleaning Youshouldcleanalldomainsasacombinedset.Whilesomeofthe

calculationsofresultsuseallthedomainsandothersuseonlyoneofthedomains,itisnecessarythateachrespondenthasanoverall"clean"responsetoallphysicalactivityquestions.Tobeincludedintheanalyses,eachparticipantmusthaveavalidresponseforatleastonedomainandhavenoinvalidresponsesforanydomains.

Checkforthefollowingforallthedomains.

If

Valuesinthehourscolumnare15,

30,45,or60

Maximumvalues:Ifforatleastone

"sub-domain"(vigorouswork,

moderatework,transport,vigorous

recreation,ormoderaterecreation

activity)thevalueofhours+minutes

>16hours

Ifarespondentreportsimplausible

values(eg.,>7daysinanydays

column)

Ifarespondenthasinconsistent

answers(eg.,0days,butvalues>0

inthecorrespondingtimevariables)

Ifonewhole"sub-domain"

(vigorouswork,moderatework,

transport,vigorousrecreation,

ormoderaterecreationactivity)

hasmissingvalues,buttheother

"sub-domains"arevalid

Then

movethemintothecorrespondingminutesvariable,ifthecorrespondingminutesvariableisemptyorzero(mostlikelyadatarecordingerror).

removethecasefromallanalyses.

removethecasefromallanalyses.

removethecasefromallanalyses.

includethecaseintheanalysis,assumingnoactivity(0days,0time)forthis"sub-domain".Thatmeansthat,aslongasatleastone"sub-domain"hasvalidanswers,andallothersaremissing,thispersonwillbeincludedinanalyses.

Notes Overall,thiscleaningmethodshouldresultinthesamedenominatoracross

alldomainsandallanalyses.

ForinformationonhowtocreateP3,P6,P9,P12,andP15seetheCleaningGPAQwithEpiInfosectionattheendofthisdocument(p.12).

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GPAQAnalysisGuide 9

4 CleaningGPAQdata, Continued

Detailed Therearedetailedcleaninginstructionsonhowtocleaneachvariableinthe

cleaning CleaningGPAQwithEpiInfosectionofthisdocument(p.11).Thissection

instructions includesdetailsonhowtocleanthevariablesandtheassociatedEpiInfo

code.

GPAQAnalysisGuide 10

5 CleaningGPAQdatawithEpiInfo

Introduction

Grouping

the

GPAQ

sections

Cleaning

Programs

GPAQcollectsinformationonthreedomains.Thesedomainsare:

Activityatwork

Traveltoandfromplaces

Recreationalactivities.

Foranalysispurposesthesedomainscanbefurtherbrokendownintosixdifferent"sub-domains".These"sub-domains"are:

Vigorouswork(codesP1-P3)

Moderatework(codesP4-P6)

Travel(codesP7-P9)

Vigorousrecreation(codesP10-P12)

Moderaterecreation(codesP13-P15)

Sitting(codeP16)

TheGPAQdataarecleanedasawhole.Thusisaparticipantgaveaninvalidanswertoanydomain,thentheirentireresponseisnotincludedinanyanalyses.However,aparticipantneedsonlytogiveavalidresponsetoaminimumofonedomain,leavingtheremainingdomainsblank,tobeincludedintheanalyses.

A"CleanRecode"programexistsforeachsubsetofphysicalactivityquestions.Theseare:CleanRecodeP1-P3,CleanRecodeP4-P6,CleanRecodeP7-P9,CleanRecodeP10-P12,CleanRecodeP13-P15,andCleanRecodeP16.Thefirst5oftheseprogramsareidenticalwiththeonlyexceptionbeingthatthequestioncodesarechanged.

Allprogramscanbedownloadedfrom

/chp/steps/resources/database/en/index.html byclickingon

"EpiInfoAnalysisPrograms".

CleanRecodeP1-P3isdescribedinthefollowingtable.ThissamedescriptionappliestoCleanRecodeP4-P6,CleanRecodeP7-P9,CleanRecodeP10-P12,andCleanRecodeP13-P15.SincetheprogramCleanRecodeP16differsfromtheother5CleanRecodeprograms,itsdescriptionisprovidedinthesecondtablebelow.

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GPAQAnalysisGuide 11

5 CleaningGPAQdatawithEpiInfo, Continued

CleanRecodeP1-P3

QuestionsUsed

P1,P2,P3a,P3b

General

BeforecheckingforvalidresponsestoP1throughP3a&b,P3aandP3barecheckedforpossible

Information

dataentryerrors(i.e.minutesenteredwherehoursareexpected).Tohavea"clean"response,

respondentsmusthaveansweredall3questionscorrectlyandconsistently(P1t3CLN=1).

Modified

Beforeanynewvariablesarecreated,P3aandP3baremodifiedusingthefollowinglogical

Variables

tests.Tosummarize,theseteststrytocorrectobviousdataentryerrorswhereminutevaluesof

15,30,45,or60wereenteredashourvaluesinP3a.Thesechangesareonlysavedtothe

temporarydatasetusedforanalysis,theactualdatasetisleftunchanged.

Condition

NewP3a

NewP3b

Value

Value

P3a=15AND(P3b=(.)ORP3b=0ORP3b=15ORP3b=77OR

0

15

P3b=88ORP3b=99)

P3a=30AND(P3b=(.)ORP3b=0ORP3b=30ORP3b=77OR

0

30

P3b=88ORP3b=99)

P3a=45AND(P3b=(.)ORP3b=0ORP3b=45ORP3b=77OR

0

45

P3b=88ORP3b=99)

P3a=60AND(P3b=(.)ORP3b=0ORP3b=60ORP3b=77OR

1

0

P3b=88ORP3b=99)

(P3a=7ANDP3b=77)OR(P3a=8ANDP3b=88)OR(P3a=9

0

0

ANDP3b=99)

P3a=77ORP3a=88ORP3a=99

0

(leaveasis)

P3b=77ORP3b=88ORP3b=99

(leaveasis)

0

Created

Name

Purpose

Value

Condition

Variables

P3amin

ComputesminvalueforP3a.

0

P3a=(.)

P3a*60

ELSE

P3bmin

SetequaltoP3b,with0'sreplacing

0

P3b=(.)

missingvalues.

P3b

ELSE

P3

Totaltimeinmins.

P3amin+P

3bmin

P2CLN

ChecksforavalidresponsetoP2

1

P1=1ANDP2>0ANDP2<8

OR

P1=2AND(P2=0ORP2=(.)

ORP2=99)

2

ELSE

P3CLN

ChecksforavalidresponsetoP3:P2

1

P2CLN=1ANDP2>0AND

musthaveavalidresponsewithnr.

P2<8ANDP3>9AND

ofdays=1through7,andP3must

P3<961

beatleast10mins.andatmost960

OR

mins.(max.of16hrs.perday)

P2CLN=1AND(P2=0OR

P2=(.)ORP2=99)AND

P3=0

2

ELSE

P1t3CLN

ChecksforvalidresponsetoP1

1

P3CLN=1ANDValid=1

throughP3a&b.Allowsfor

OR

respondentstoskipentiresectionbut

P1=(.)AND(P2=0OR

acheckinthephysicalactivity

P2=(.)ORP2=99)AND

programsthatusethesecleaning

P3=0ANDValid=1

programsensuresthatatleastone

2

ELSE

sectionofallphysicalactivity

sectionshasaresponse.

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GPAQAnalysisGuide 12

5 CleaningGPAQdatawithEpiInfo, Continued

CleanRecodeP16

Questions

P16a,P16b

Used

General

Responsesarefirstcheckedforpossibledataentryerrors(i.e.minutesenteredwhere

Information

hoursareexpected).Tohavea"clean"response,respondentsmusthavegivenavalid

responsetoP16(P16CLN=1).

Modified

Beforeanynewvariablesarecreated,P16aandP16baremodifiedusingthefollowing

Variables

logicaltests.Tosummarize,theseteststrytocorrectobviousdataentryerrorswhere

minutevaluesof15,30,45,or60wereenteredashourvaluesinP16a.Thesechanges

areonlysavedtothetemporarydatasetusedforanalysis,theactualdatasetisleft

unchanged.

Condition

NewP16a

NewP16b

Value

Value

P16a=15AND(P16b=(.)ORP16b=0ORP16b=15OR

0

15

P16b=77ORP16b=88ORP16b=99)

P16a=30AND(P16b=(.)ORP16b=0ORP16b=30OR

0

30

P16b=77ORP16b=88ORP16b=99)

P16a=45AND(P16b=(.)ORP16b=0ORP16b=45OR

0

45

P16b=77ORP16b=88ORP16b=99)

P16a=60AND(P16b=(.)ORP16b=0ORP16b=60OR

1

0

P16b=77ORP16b=88ORP16b=99)

(P16a=7ANDP16b=77)OR(P16a=8ANDP16b=88)OR

0

0

(P16a=9ANDP16b=99)

P16a=77ORP16a=88ORP16a=99

0

(leaveasis)

P16b=77ORP16b=88ORP16b=99

(leaveasis)

0

Created

Name

Purpose

Value

Condition

Variables

P16amin

Computesminvaluefor

0

P16a=(.)

P16a

P16a*60

ELSE

P16bmin

SetequaltoP16b,with

0

P16b=(.)

0'sreplacingmissing

P16b

ELSE

values

P16

Totaltimeinmins

P16amin+P16bmin

P16CLN

Checksforavalid

1

P16<1441ANDValid=1

responsetoP16(canbe

2

ELSE

from0mins.to1440

mins.(24hrs.))

GPAQAnalysisGuide 13

6 AnalysisGuidelinesandCalculations

Introduction Apopulation'sphysicalactivity(orinactivity)canbedescribedindifferentways.

Thetwomostcommonwaysare

toestimateapopulation'smeanormedianphysicalactivityusingacontinuousindicatorsuchasMET-minutesperweekortimespentinphysicalactivity,and

toclassifyacertainpercentageofapopulationas'inactive'or'insufficientlyactive'bysettingupacut-pointforaspecificamountofphysicalactivity.

ThefollowingguidelinesdescribebothhowtoderiveatcontinuousaswellascategoricalindicatorswhenanalysingGPAQdata.

Continuous Asdescribedintheoverview(p.3),METvaluesareappliedto