Measurement | Who | What | When | Response rate |
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Questionnaire | Adolescents | Students filled out an e-survey in a school session with questions about physical activity, health, neighbourhood, school etc. | Duration: 30 minutes. During the week when wearing accelerometer in April-June 2010 | 97.4% (n = 1313) |
Diaries | Adolescents | Every morning during one week the students filled out a diary with information about active transportation, and use of accelerometer | 5 minutes each school day in 1 week (5 weekdays and 2 weekend days) simultaneously with wearing the accelerometer, in April-June 2010 | 96.6% (n = 1302) |
Physical fitness and anthropometric tests | Adolescents | Students (without health problems) participated in a physical testing session of 11/2 hour including: body measurements (weight, height, waist circumference), running test, agility test, fitness test | Duration 11/2 hour, at the end of the week when wearing accelerometre. April-June 2010 | 93.9% (n = 1266) |
MTI Actigraph | Adolescents | Students wore an accelerometer (MTI Actigraph, GT3X) in 7 days. 5 week days and 2 weekend days | All day in 1 week (5 weekdays and 2 weekend days) in April-June 2010 | 88.6%* (n = 1194) |
Questionnaire | Parents | One parent (mother or father) completed an e- survey about parental physical activity and health behaviour, the neighbourhood etc. | Duration: 15 minutes. In April-June 2010 | 72.6% (n = 978) |
Questionnaire | School management | A person from the school management completed an e-survey about the school social and physical environment, school politic etc. | Duration: 10 minutes. In April-June 2010 | 100% (n = 14) |