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 ====== SQUASH (raw data) ======
-The Short questionnaire to Assess Health-enhancing physical activity (SQUASH) is a Dutch questionnaire developed by the [[https://www.rivm.nl/en|Dutch National Institute of Public Health and the Environment]] to give an indication of habitual physical activity level ([[sections|section]]: [[lifestyle & environment]]).\\
+The Short questionnaire to Assess Health-enhancing physical activity (SQUASH) is a Dutch questionnaire developed by the [[https://www.rivm.nl/en|Dutch National Institute of Public Health and the Environment]] to give an indication of habitual physical activity levels ([[sections|section]]: [[lifestyle & environment]]).\\
-The SQUASH was structured to enable the assessment of compliance to physical activity guidelines: [[https://www.gezondheidsraad.nl/documenten/adviezen/2017/08/22/beweegrichtlijnen-2017|the Dutch Healthy Exercise Norm]]. These guidelines are different for children (<18 years), adults (18-55 years), and older adults (>55 years)1 (table 1).
+The SQUASH was structured to enable the assessment of compliance to physical activity guidelines: [[https://www.gezondheidsraad.nl/documenten/adviezen/2017/08/22/beweegrichtlijnen-2017|the Dutch Healthy Exercise Norm]]. These guidelines are different for children (<18 years), adults (18-55 years), and older adults (>55 years), see table below. \\
-The SQUASH was implemented in [[start|Lifelines]] [[1A Questionnaire 2]] and [[2A Questionnaire 1]]. The raw data from [[1A]] were used to calculate [[SQUASH sum scores]].
+^ Age group                 ^ Light intensity  ^ Moderate intensity  ^ Vigorous intensity  ^
+| Youth (<18 years)         | <5 MET           | 5 - 8 MET           | >8 MET              |
+| Adults (18 - 55 years)    | <4 MET           | 4 - 6,5 MET         | >6,5 MET            |
+| Older Adults (>55 years)  | <3 MET           | 3 - 5 MET           | >5 MET              |
+===== SQUASH in Lifelines =====
+[[start|Lifelines]] implemented the SQUASH in [[1A Questionnaire 2]], [[2A Questionnaire 1]] and [[3A Questionnaire 1]]. In [[1B]], [[1C]] and [[3B]], participants were only asked a very general question about their physical activity level.\\
+Note that the full squash was also implemented in additional assessment [[NEXT]]. Two general questions from the SQUASH were asked in the additional questionnaire on [[ACTQ|daily activities (ACTQ)]].
+===== SQUASH sum scores =====
+The results from [[1A]] were used to calculate [[SQUASH sum scores]]. Please follow the link for the calculation protocol and the resulting variables.
 ===== Background =====
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 To make it easier for subjects to know which type of activities were applicable, examples of activities were mentioned for sports, household activities, and activities at work((Wendel-Vos G.C.W., Schuit A.J., Saris W.H.M., Kromhout D. Reproducibility and relative validity of the Short Questionnaire to Assess Health-enhancing physical activity. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 56 (2003) 1163–1169)).\\
-Hobbies were not included in the SQUASH. These activities often have very low [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metabolic_equivalent_of_task|MET values]] (<2 MET), and were therefore considered to contribute negligibly to habitual activity levels. Hobbies that do have meaningful MET values are often noted as sports.\\
+Hobbies other than sports, walking/cycling, and gardening were not included in the SQUASH. These activities often have very low [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metabolic_equivalent_of_task|MET values]] (<2 MET), and were therefore considered to contribute negligibly to habitual activity levels.\\
 Note that the SQUASH questionnaire was not designed to measure energy expenditure, but to give an indication of the habitual activity level.