Protocol - Cumulative Lifetime Physical Activity

Description

The selected protocol assesses strenuous and moderate physical activities and exercise at various stages of life. Respondents are asked to estimate the average amount of time each week and the average number of months each year that they spend doing strenuous and moderate exercise.

Specific Instructions

None

Availability

This protocol is freely available; permission not required for use.

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Protocol

1. STRENUOUS EXERCISE

How often did you participate in STRENUOUS exercise activities or sports (e.g., swimming laps, aerobics, calisthenics, running, jogging, basketball, cycling on hills, racquetball)?

Average hours per week:

Average months per year:

None

?
hr

1
hr

1?
hrs

2
hrs

3
hrs

4-6
hrs

7-10
hrs

11 or
more hrs

1-3

4-6

7-9

10-12

During high school

Between ages 18 and 24

Between ages 25 and 34

Between ages 35 and 44

Between ages 45 and 54

Past 3 years

2. MODERATE EXERCISE

How often did you participate in MODERATE exercise activities or sports (e.g., brisk walking, golf, volleyball, cycling on level streets, recreational tennis, or softball)?

Average hours per week:

Average months per year:

None

?
hr

1
hr

1?
hrs

2
hrs

3
hrs

4-6
hrs

7-10
hrs

11 or
more hrs

1-3

4-6

7-9

10-12

During high school

Between ages 18 and 24

Between ages 25 and 34

Between ages 35 and 44

Between ages 45 and 54

Past 3 years

3. OTHER ACTIVITIES

In the past year, on average, how many hours per day did you spend in each of the following activities?

Average hours per day:

Days per week:

None

<1
hr

1
hr

2
hrs

3-4
hrs

5-6
hrs

7-9
hrs

10 or
more hrs

2-3

4-5

6-7

Casual walking

Doing housework

Standing or walking at work

Sitting

Sleeping

Personnel and Training Required

None

Equipment Needs

None

Requirements

Requirement Category	Required
Major equipment	No
Specialized training	No
Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection	No
Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual	No

Mode of Administration

Self-administered questionnaire

Lifestage

Adult

Participants

Female current and former public school teachers or administrators who participate in the California State Teachers Retirement System (STRS)*

*While this protocol was used in a study of women, the Cancer Working Group deems it appropriate to use with the general population.

Selection Rationale

This protocol was selected because it obtains comprehensive information about lifetime physical activity and exercise.

Language

Chinese, English

Standards

Standard	Name	ID	Source
Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC)	Lifetime phys act proto	62561-6	LOINC
caDSR Form	PhenX PX070201 - Cumulative Lifetime Physical Activity	5872281	caDSR Form

Derived Variables

None

Process and Review

Not applicable.

Protocol Name from Source

The California Teachers Study, Baseline

Source

State of California, The California Teachers Study, Baseline, Page 10, questions 68–70 (source for questions 1–3 in Protocol Text).

General References

Protocol ID

70201

Variables

Export Variables

Variable Name	Variable ID	Variable Description	dbGaP Mapping
PX070201_Casual_Walking_Days_Per_Week
	PX070201030102	In the past year, on average, how many hours more per day did you spend in Casual walking? Days per week? show less	N/A
PX070201_Housework_Days_Per_Week
	PX070201030202	In the past year, on average, how many hours more per day did you spend in Doing housework? Days per week? show less	N/A
PX070201_Moderate_Exercise_Months_Age18_24
	PX070201020202	How often did you participate in MODERATE more exercise activities or sports (e.g., brisk walking, golf, volleyball, cycling on level streets, recreational tennis, or softball) Between ages 18 and 24? Average months per year? show less	N/A
PX070201_Moderate_Exercise_Months_Age25_34
	PX070201020302	How often did you participate in MODERATE more exercise activities or sports (e.g., brisk walking, golf, volleyball, cycling on level streets, recreational tennis, or softball) Between ages 25 and 34? Average months per year? show less	N/A
PX070201_Moderate_Exercise_Months_Age35_44
	PX070201020402	How often did you participate in MODERATE more exercise activities or sports (e.g., brisk walking, golf, volleyball, cycling on level streets, recreational tennis, or softball) Between ages 35 and 44? Average months per year? show less	N/A
PX070201_Moderate_Exercise_Months_Age45_54
	PX070201020502	How often did you participate in MODERATE more exercise activities or sports (e.g., brisk walking, golf, volleyball, cycling on level streets, recreational tennis, or softball) Between ages 45 and 54? Average months per year? show less	N/A
PX070201_Moderate_Exercise_Months_High_School
	PX070201020102	How often did you participate in MODERATE more exercise activities or sports (e.g., brisk walking, golf, volleyball, cycling on level streets, recreational tennis, or softball) During high school? Average months per year? show less	N/A
PX070201_Moderate_Exercise_Months_Past_3Years
	PX070201020602	How often did you participate in MODERATE more exercise activities or sports (e.g., brisk walking, golf, volleyball, cycling on level streets, recreational tennis, or softball) Past 3 years? Average months per year? show less	N/A
PX070201_Sitting_Days_Per_Week
	PX070201030402	In the past year, on average, how many hours more per day did you spend in Sitting? Days per week? show less	N/A
PX070201_Sleeping_Days_Per_Week
	PX070201030502	In the past year, on average, how many hours more per day did you spend in Sleeping? Days per week? show less	N/A
PX070201_Standing_Walking_Days_Per_Week
	PX070201030302	In the past year, on average, how many hours more per day did you spend in Standing or walking at work? Days per week? show less	N/A
PX070201_Strenuous_Exercise_Months_Age18_24
	PX070201010202	How often did you participate in STRENUOUS more exercise activities or sports (e.g., swimming laps, aerobics, calisthenics, running, jogging, basketball, cycling on hills, racquetball) Between ages 18 and 24? Average months per year? show less	N/A
PX070201_Strenuous_Exercise_Months_Age25_34
	PX070201010302	How often did you participate in STRENUOUS more exercise activities or sports (e.g., swimming laps, aerobics, calisthenics, running, jogging, basketball, cycling on hills, racquetball) Between ages 25 and 34? Average months per year? show less	N/A
PX070201_Strenuous_Exercise_Months_Age35_44
	PX070201010402	How often did you participate in STRENUOUS more exercise activities or sports (e.g., swimming laps, aerobics, calisthenics, running, jogging, basketball, cycling on hills, racquetball) Between ages 35 and 44? Average months per year? show less	N/A
PX070201_Strenuous_Exercise_Months_Age45_54
	PX070201010502	How often did you participate in STRENUOUS more exercise activities or sports (e.g., swimming laps, aerobics, calisthenics, running, jogging, basketball, cycling on hills, racquetball) Between ages 45 and 54? Average months per year? show less	N/A
PX070201_Strenuous_Exercise_Months_High_School
	PX070201010102	How often did you participate in STRENUOUS more exercise activities or sports (e.g., swimming laps, aerobics, calisthenics, running, jogging, basketball, cycling on hills, racquetball) During high school? Average months per year? show less	N/A
PX070201_Strenuous_Exercise_Months_Past_3Years
	PX070201010602	How often did you participate in STRENUOUS more exercise activities or sports (e.g., swimming laps, aerobics, calisthenics, running, jogging, basketball, cycling on hills, racquetball) Past 3 years? Average months per year? show less	N/A

Cancer

Measure Name

Cumulative Lifetime Physical Activity

Release Date

December 30, 2009

Definition

Measure to assess lifetime strenuous and moderate physical activity

Purpose

Lifetime physical activity has been linked to cancer risk as well as to other conditions, such as diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Assessing lifetime physical activity will help quantify the modification of either increased or decreased risk. It is one of the most important modifiable risk factors for major causes of mortality.

Keywords

cancer, physical activity, exercise, risk, The California Teachers Study (CTS)

Measure Protocols

Protocol ID	Protocol Name
70201	Cumulative Lifetime Physical Activity