Table 7 Types of physical activity measures (number of different tools/instruments listed)

Standardised Self-reported Questionnaires (n = 24)

Active Australia survey, Baecke Physical Activity Questionnaire, Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors (CHAMPS), Cross-cultural activity questionnaire, EPIC Physical activity questionnaire, Global Physical Activity questionnaire (GPAQ), Godin-Shephard Leisure-Time Physical Activity Questionnaire, Human activity profile, Incidental and Planned Exercise questionnaire, International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), international social survey programme, Leisure time physical activity questionnaire, Neighbourhood Physical Activity questionnaire, Neighbourhood Walkability questionnaire—modified for Chinese seniors (NWQ), Nordic Physical activity Questionnaire, Paffenbarger Activity questionnaire, Physical activity questionnaire, Physical activity questionnaire for older Thai persons, Physical Activity Scale for individuals with Physical Disabilities, Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE), Short Questionnaire to Assess physical activity, World Health Organisation STEPS questionnaire, Yale Physical Activity Scale questionnaire (YPAS)

Reported items or scales from cohort studies (n = 19)

Accelerometers (n = 3)

Pedometers (n = 1)

Diary/logs

Single question/frequency/quantity

Unnamed survey/questionnaire

Not reported