Table 1 Analyzing guideline for the European Health Interview Survey-Physical Activity Questionnaire, EHIS-PAQ

Work-related PA

Proportion of individuals doing mostly tasks with at least moderate physical effort when working

Generate WRPA = 1 if Q1 == 2 OR Q1 == 3;

Label WRPA ‘Mostly physically active when working’

Percentage of individuals being mostly physically active when working (WRPA = 1)

Replace WRPA = 2 if Q1 == 1;

1 = Yes

Replace WRPA = 3 if Q1 == 4

2 = No

3 = Not working

Transport-related PA

Quintiles of transport-related physical activity in MET^a/minutes per week

Enter data for Q3/Q5 as shown in Fig. 3;

Label TRPA ‘Transport-related physical activity in MET/minutes per week’

Upper quintile limits of the transport-related physical activity index

Generate WalkMin = Q2 x Q3; replace WalkMin = 0 if Q2 == 0

Generate CycleMin = Q4 x Q5; CylcleMin = 0 if Q4 == 0

GenerateTRPA = WalkMin x 3.3 + CycleMin x 6

Aerobic PA guideline compliance

Proportion of individuals performing at least 150 min aerobic physical activity per week ^b

Enter data for Q7 in minutes per week;

Label HEPA ‘Aerobic PA at least 150 min per week’^b

Percentage of individuals performing at least 150 min aerobic physical activity per week^b (HEPA = 1)

Replace Q7 = 0 if Q6 == 0;

1 = Yes

Generate AEROB = Q7 + CycleMin;

2 = No

Generate HEPA = 1 if AEROB ≥ 150;

Replace HEPA = 2 if AEROB < 150^b

Muscle- strengthening PA guideline compliance

Proportion of individuals performing at least 2 days per week muscle-strengthening physical activity^c

Generate MSPA = 1 if Q8 ≥ 2;

Label MSPA ‘Muscle-strengthening physical activity at least 2 days per week’^c

Percentage of individuals performing at least 2 days per week^c muscle-strengthening physical activity (MSPA = 1)

Replace MSPA = 2 if Q8 < 2^c

1 = Yes

2 = No

Total PA

Proportion of individuals being sufficiently physically active in total

Generate TPA = 1 if HEPA == 1 OR WRPA == 1;

Label TPA ‘Sufficiently physically active in total’

Percentage of individuals being sufficiently physically active in total (TPA = 1)

Replace TPA = 2 if HEPA == 2 AND WRPA ≠ 1

1 = Yes

2 = No