2.4.2. IPAQ for physical activities
IPAQ long form was applied to assess physical activity (PA) of the participants. It consisted of 27 items which reflected on the consumed time on walking and engaging in moderate-intensity plus vigorous-intensity activities in terms of different domains in the past week: (1) occupational PA; (2) traffic PA; (3) housework PA; (4) exercise PA; and (5) time spent sitting. Occupational, traffic and housework PA can be integrated as non-exercise daily PA. Weekly energy expenditure of total PA, non-exercise daily PA and exercise PA (MET-min week