Article | Study | Study design | Quality score (0–1) | Number of European countries | Number of European participants | Demographics | Physical activity assessment method | Reported physical activity outcome variables | |||
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Age (range) | Gender (% female) | Level of education | BMI (mean) | ||||||||
Eurobarometer (EB) | |||||||||||
Friedenreich et al. (2010) [14] | EB 58.2 (2002) | CS | 0.59 | 15 | n.r. | 15+ | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | Questionnaire; IPAQ-short | % insufficiently active |
Rutten & Abu-Omar (2004) [15] | EB 58.2 (2002) | CS | 0.85 | 15 | 16,230 | 15+ | 54 % | n.r. | n.r. | Questionnaire; IPAQ-short | MET-hours/week |
Sjöström et al. (2006) [16] | EB 58.2 (2002) | CS | 0.91 | 15 | n.r. | 15+ | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | Questionnaire; IPAQ-short | % sufficiently active |
Eurobaro-meter 64.3 (2006) [17] | EB 64.3 (2005) | CS | 0.75 | 29 | 29,195 | 15+ | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | Questionnaire; IPAQ-short | Days/week and minutes/day MPA and VPA |
Gerovasili et al. (2015) [18] | EB 80.2 (2013) | CS | 0.86 | 28 | 19,978 | 18-69 | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | Questionnaire; IPAQ-short | % (in) sufficiently active and MET-minutes/week |
International Prevalence Study (IPS) | |||||||||||
Bauman et al.(2009) [19] | IPS | CS | 0.95 | 7 | 17,749 | 18-65 | 48-59%a | 3-58 % >13 years edua | n.r. | Questionnaire; IPAQ-short | % low; moderate; high physical activity levels |
Ding et al. (2013) [20] | IPS | CS | 0.95 | 4 | 2,533 | 18-65 | 44-53%a | n.r. | n.r. | Questionnaire; IPAQ-short | % meeting physical activity recommendations |
Sallis et al. (2009) [21] | IPS | CS | 1.00 | 4 | 2,574 | 18-65 | 56 % | 45 % >13 years edu | n.r. | Questionnaire; IPAQ-short | % meeting guidelines for physical activity |
World Health Organization global health observatory | |||||||||||
Hallal et al. (2012) [4] | / | CS | 0.75 | 35 | 270,862 | 15+ | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | Questionnaire; unspecified | % physically inactive |
Kahan (2015) [22] | / | CS | 0.77 | 2 | 9,969 | 15+ | 52 % | n.r. | n.r. | Questionnaire; IPAQ, GPAQ, or similar | % physical inactivity |
Papandreou & Tuomilehto (2013) [23] | Seven Countries Study | CS | 0.73 | 5 | n.r. | 15+ | n.r. | n.r. | 26 | Questionnaires; unspecified | % physically inactive |
European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) | |||||||||||
Haftenberger et al. (2002) [24] | EPIC | CS | 0.90 | 9 | 236,386 | 50-64 | 67 % | n.r. | n.r. | Questionnaire; Standardized lifestyle questionnaire | Hours/week of total recreational activity |
Lahmann et al. (2009) [25] | EPIC | CS | 0.95 | 9 | 274,740 | n.r. | 100 % | n.r. | n.r. | Questionnaire; Standardized lifestyle questionnaire | MET-hours/week of combined household and recreational physical activity |
International Physical activity and the Environment Network (IPEN) | |||||||||||
Cerin et al. (2014) [26] | IPEN | CS | 0.91 | 5 | 2,166 | 18-66 | 54 % | 50 % college or higher | n.r. | Accelerometer; ActiGraph | Minutes/day MVPA and % meeting guidelines |
Van Dyck et al. (2015) [27] | IPEN | CS | 0.91 | 5 | 2,166 | 18-66 | 53 % | 52 % college or higher | 26 | Accelerometer; ActiGraph (several models) | Counts/minute and minutes/day MVPA |
World Health Survey (WHS) | |||||||||||
Atkinson et al. (2016) [28] | World Health Survey | CS | 0.91 | 9 | 23,527 | 18-69 | n.r | n.r | n.r | Questionnaire; IPAQ-short | % physically inactive |
Guthold et al. (2008) [29] | World Health Survey | CS | 0.90 | 12 | 24,995 | 18-69 | 56 % | n.r. | n.r. | Questionnaire; IPAQ-short | % physically inactive |
Other studies | |||||||||||
Alkerwi et al. (2015) [30] | / | CS | 0.91 | 3 | 3,133 | 18-69 | 51 % | 35 % tertiary edu | n.r. | Questionnaire; IPAQ-long | % low; moderate, high physical activity levels and % compliance |
Bamana et al.(2008) [31] | EUPASS | CS | 1.00 | 7 | 4,231 | 18+ | 57 % | 65 % working | 24 | Questionnaire; IPAQ-short | % low; moderate; high physical activity levels |
Bourdeau-dhuij et al. (2005) [32] | / | CS | 0.95 | 2 | 526 | 18+ | 65-66%a | 40-44 % higher edua | 23-26a | Questionnaire; IPAQ-long | Minutes/week of all MVPA in leisure time and total MVPA |
Hughes et al. (2015) [33] | / | CS | 0.70 | 2 | n.r | 25-84 | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | Questionnaire; IPAQ | % physical inactivity |
Jimenez-Pavon et al. (2012) [34] | ENERGY | CS | 0.82 | 7 | 5,296 | n.r. | 82 % | n.r. | n.r. | Questionnaire; ENERGY parent questionnaire | % meeting physical activity guidelines |
Lakerveld et al. (2015) [35] | SPOT-LIGHT | CS | 0.95 | 5 | 6,037 | n.r. | 56 % | 54 % high edu level | 25 | Questionnaire; IPAQ-long (adapted) | Minutes/day of MVPA in leisure time |
Marques et al. (2015) [36] | ESS | CS | 0.82 | 27 | n.r. | n.r. | 54 % | 22.8 % superior edu | n.r. | Questionnaire; single item | % attained physical activity |
Ortega et al. (2013) [37] | EYHS | LT | 0.91 | 2 | 321 | 21 and 25 | 59-63%a | n.r. | 20-21a | Accelerometer; ActiGraph | Minutes/day MVPA |