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Table 2 Classification of instruments used to measure PA and SB

From: A systematic review of the clustering and correlates of physical activity and sedentary behavior among boys and girls

Author (publication year)

Instruments classification

Physical Activity

Sedentary Behavior

De Bourdeaudhuij (2013) [34]

Accelerometer (Defined)

Accelerometer (Defined)

Gorely (2007) [15]

Defined

Defined

Huang (2016) [17]

Validated

Validated

Kim (2016) [26]

Undefined-Reproducible

Undefined-Reproducible

Lazarou (2009) [35]

Undefined-Reproducible

Undefined-Reproducible

Marshall (2002) [36]

Defined

Defined

Melkevik (2011) [25]

Defined

Defined

Nelson (2005) [37]

Defined

Undefined

Nelson (2006) [23]

Defined

Undefined

O'Neill (2017) [38]

Undefined-Reproducible

Undefined-Reproducible

Patnode (2011) [24]

Accelerometer (Defined)*

Defined

Ramos (2012) [39]

Defined

Defined

Spengler (2015) [16]

Defined

Defined

Taverno Ross (2016) [40]

Accelerometer (Defined)*

Defined

Te velde (2007) [13]

Defined

Defined

Wang (2006) [41]

Defined

Defined

Wang (2011) [42]

Defined

Defined

  1. * Used two instruments (accelerometer and questionnaire). (1) Defined (reported the validation process); (2) Undefined (reported question and/or response option and instrument reference); (3) Undefined-Reproducible (reported question and response options but no instrument reference); (4) Objective measurement (e.g., accelerometer)