Table 1 Questions used to classify physical activity at work and at leisure

Sedentary

Predominantly sedentary, sitting (e.g. desk worker, watch maker, sitting assembly line worker (light goods))

Moderate

Sitting or standing, some walking (e.g. cashier, general office worker, light tool and machinery worker, foreman)

Intermediate

Walking, some handling of material (e.g. mailman, waiter, construction worker, heavy tool and machinery worker)

Intensive

Heavy manual labor (e.g. forestry worker, dock worker, farm worker, ditch digger)

Physical activity at leisure

Sedentary

Reading, watching television or other sedentary activities

Moderate

Walking, bicycling or moving around in other ways at least 4 hours per week (including walking or cycling to place of work, Sunday walks etc.)

Intermediate

Participation in recreational athletics, heavy garden work etc. (note: duration of activity at least 4 hours a week)

Intensive

Participation in hard training or athletic competitions regularly and several times a week