Table 3 IS, CVR, and CVI of PASE

Recreational activities

 1. Over the past 7 days, how often did you participate in sitting activities such as reading, watching TV, or doing handcrafts?

3.96

0.8

0.86

  (b) On average, how many hours did you engage in these sitting activities?

4.05

1

0.93

 2. Over the past 7 days, how often did you take a walk outside your home or yard for any reason? For example, for fun or exercise, walking to work, etc.

4.7

1

0.86

  (a) On average, how many hours per day did you spend walking?

4.6

1

0.86

  (b) How much distance did you cover over the past 7 days? (1.5 km or 1500 m)

2.87

0.7

0.8

 3. How many floors did you climb over the past 7 days? (each floor = 10 steps)

4.6

0.7

0.86

 4. Over the past 7 days, how often did you engage in moderate sport and recreational activities such as walking, mild running, light swimming or other similar activities?

3.28

1

1

  (b) On average, how many hours a day did you engage in these moderate sport or recreational activities?

3.36

0.8

0.8

 5. Over the past 7 days, how often did you engage in moderate sport and recreational activities such as ping pong, recreational volleyball or other similar activities?

3.69

0.7

1

  (b) On average, how many hours a day did you engage in these moderate sport or recreational activities?

2.59

0.7

0.83

 6. Over the past 7 days, how often did you engage in strenuous sport and recreational activities such as jogging, swimming, cycling, singles tennis, aerobic exercise, mountaineering or other similar activities?

2.1

0.7

0.86

  (b) On average, how many hours a day did you engage in these strenuous sports or recreational activities?

1.98

0.8

0.46

 7. Over the past 7 days, how often did you do any exercises specifically to increase muscle strength and endurance, such as lifting weights or push up, etc.?

1.8

0.8

0.86

  (b) On average, how many hours a day did you engage in these strenuous sport activities or relatively intense activities?

1.5

0.68

0.79

Household activity

 8. During the past 7 days, have you done any light housework, such as dusting or washing dishes?

4.8

0.7

1

 9. During the past 7 days, have you done any heavy housework or chores, such as vacuuming, scrubbing floors or washing windows?

3.96

0.7

0.8

 10. During the past 7 days, did you engage in any of the following activities?

   a. Home repairs like painting, wallpapering, electrical work, etc.

2.8

0.8

0.86

   b. Lawn work or yard care including leaf removal, car repair, shopping, etc.

4.7

0.8

0.8

   c. Outdoor gardening

2.22

0.8

0.93

   d. Caring for another person, such as children, dependent spouse, or another adult

5

0.8

0.8

 Work-related activity: 11. During the past 7 days, did you work for pay or as a volunteer?

2.87

1

0.8

  a. How many hours per week did you work for pay and or as a volunteer?

3.28

1

0.8

  b. Which of the following categories best describes the amount of physical activity required on your job and or volunteer work?

1. Mainly sitting with some slight arm movement (Examples: office worker, watchmaker, seated assembly line worker, bus driver, etc.)

2. Sitting or standing with some walking (Examples: cashier, general office worker, light tool and machinery worker)

3. Walking with some handling of materials generally weighing less than 25 kg (Examples: mailman, waiter/waitress, construction worker, heavy tool and machinery worker)

4. Walking and heavy manual work often requiring handling of materials weighting over 25 kg (Examples: lumberjack, stone mason, farm or general laborer)

3.36

1

0.86