Physical Activity Downloads

These unsupported documents are available for reference as guidelines on processing data. Please be aware that these documents outline MRC specific procedures and are not intended to be a comprehensive guide for external data analysis.

Physical Activity Questionnaires

• Recent Physical Activity Questionnaire (RPAQ):
  • Version 13.0.0 15/09/2020: Electronic Version used within NDNS (Screenshots here)
  • Previous paper version of the questionnaire (FEN_RPAQ_9.1_05/05/2006):
    • RPAQ (Questionnaire)
    • RPAQ_DataEntry(Data Entry)
    • RPAQ_Guidelines (Cleaning guidelines)
    • RPAQ_Syntax_v1.5 (STATA Processing Syntax)
    • Toddler 2-4/5 year olds (pre-school aged)
    • Child 5-15 years
      • Proxy report aged 5-11 – CPAQ_PC
      • Child report aged 11-15 – CPAQ_C
      • SIT-Q-7d (Reference)
      • SIT-Q-7d questionnaire (Questionnaire V1.0_13Dec_2010)
      • SIT-Q-7d Guidelines (Cleaning Guidelines)
      • SIT-Q-7d Data entry (Data Entry)
      • SIT-Q-7d Syntax (STATA Processing Syntax)

      Processing Software

      • PAMPRO: Physical Activity Monitor Processing (latest version) – pampro is a software project for the systematic analysis of physical activity data collected in epidemiological studies.
      • Wave Software (latest version) – Python library for processing of waveform accelerometry data

      Videos/Audios

      • Getting participants started with the Axivity monitor
      • Wearing the Axivity monitor
      • Getting participants started with the Actigraph monitor
      • Wearing the Actigraph Monitor
      • Step test in the lab procedure
      • Audio prompt for MRC step test as voice prompt – 8mins version (mp3 file)
      • Audio prompt for MRC step test as drumbeat – 10mins version (mp3 file)

      Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
      

      For a list of FAQs relating to Questionnaires, processing syntax and software, please click here

      For additional information please email: pa-documentation@mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk

      Historical

      • MAHUffe program (zip file)
        • MAHUffe Explanation of Variables file (zip file)

        Please note, MAHUffe is only compatible with Actigraph Uni-axial files (data collected in modes 0-4) .dat files collected using ActiLife software versions

        • EPIC Physical Activity Questionnaire (EPAQ2): (Reference)
          • EPAQ2 Questionnaire: (Questionnaire_V4)
          • EPAQ2 Data Entry guidelines: EPAQ2_Entry_QV4/5/6 (For questionnaire versions 4, 5 & 6),
          • EPAQ2 Data Entry Template: (Data Entry Template_QV4/5/6),
          • EPAQ2 Cleaning Recommendations (EPAQ2Recommendations)
          • EPAQ2 Data Processing Syntax: EPAQ2_Syntax_QV4/5/6 (19/11/19 version 4.0)
          • CPAQ/YPAQ (Reference)
          • CPAQ (Questionnaire)
          • YPAQ (Questionnaire)
          • YPAQ and CPAQ outcome derivation
          • Historical Adulthood Physical Activity Questionnaire (HAPAQ):
            • HAPAQ (reference)
            • MRC Epidemiology Unit
            • Physical Activity Downloads
              • Wearing the GENEActiv physical activity monitor

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