Term Description

A patient's total vigorous physical activity can be reported as a continuous variable based on the duration (e.g. in minutes) and frequency (e.g. days) of vigorous activity over the past 7 days. In the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) Long form, the patient is asked separate questions on vigorous physical activity in two domains: at work and in leisure time. The total duration and frequency for these domains is used to calculate the patient's vigorous physical activity level. In the IPAQ Short form, these domains are grouped together into a single question for duration and another for frequency of vigorous physical activity in the last 7 days. The activity level is reported in MET-minutes/week or MET-minutes/day, although the former is more frequently used and is thus suggested.

Calculation for vigorous physical activity for the long and short IPAQ forms:
Short form: Vigorous MET-minutes/week = 8.0 * vigorous-intensity activity minutes per day * vigorous-intensity days per week
Long form: Vigorous MET-minutes/week = 8.0 * total vigorous-intensity activity minutes per day (at Work + in Leisure) * total vigorous-intensity days per week (at Work + in Leisure)

LOINC Names Get Info

Fully-Specified Name
Vigorous physical activity:ARat:7D:^Patient:Qn:IPAQ
Long Common Name
Vigorous physical activity [IPAQ]

Part Model Get Info

  • Component
    Vigorous physical activity
    LP192118-0
    • Analyte
      Vigorous physical activity
      LP192118-0
      • Component Numerator
        Vigorous physical activity
        LP192118-0
        • Component Numerator Core
          Vigorous physical activity
          LP192118-0
        • Component Numerator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
      • Component Denominator
        NULL
         
        • Component Denominator Core
          NULL
           
        • Component Denominator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
    • Challenge
      NULL
       
    • Adjustment
      NULL
       
    • Count
      NULL
       
  • Property
    ARat
    LP6780-3
  • Time
    7D
    LP204183-0
  • System
    ^Patient
    LP310005-6
    • System Core
      NULL
       
    • Super System
      Patient
      LP6985-8
  • Scale
    Qn
    LP7753-9
  • Method
    IPAQ
    LP207615-8

Basic Attributes

Class
SURVEY.IPAQ
Type
Surveys
First Released
Version 2.61
Last Updated
Version 2.64 (MAJ)
Change Reason
Updated Method from "Calculated" to "IPAQ" since this variable relates to specific domains, instructions and a calculation defined by IPAQ.
Order vs. Observation
Observation

Member of these Panels

LOINCLong Common Name
88379-3International Physical Activity Questionnaire self-administered long form [IPAQ]
77582-5International Physical Activity Questionnaire Self-Administered Short Form [IPAQ]
88434-6International Physical Activity Questionnaire telephone long form [IPAQ]
88412-2International Physical Activity Questionnaire telephone short form [IPAQ]

Member of these Groups Get Info

LOINC GroupGroup Name
LG41761-4Exercise/Activity

Example Units

UnitSource
[MET].min/wkExample UCUM Units

LOINC Terminology Service (API) using HL7® FHIR® Get Info

CodeSystem lookup
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=77593-2