Assessing the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents (PAQ–A): Specific and General Insights from an Ethiopian Context

Table 1

Means and SDs of PAQ–A items and composite score on each occasion of measurement.

Item	Time 1		Time 2
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
(1) Spare time activities	2.01	0.69	1.88	0.54
(2) In PE classes	2.39	1.04	2.52	1.07
(3) Lunch time	1.86	0.96	1.93	1.08
(4) After school	2.30	1.15	2.25	1.06
(5) Evening	2.28	1.17	2.33	1.02
(6) Weekend	2.16	1.00	2.25	0.92
(7) Exertion, free time	1.83	0.95	1.80	0.78
(8) Frequency, each day	2.32	0.92	2.30	0.81
Composite score^a	2.15	0.59	2.15	0.54

^aThe composite score is based on all eight items.