Validation and calibration of physical activity monitors in children
Validation and calibration of physical activity monitors in children
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10.1038/oby.2002.24
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发表时间:
2002-03-01
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Butte, NF
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Puyau, MR;Adolph, AL;Butte, NF
Objective: This study was designed to validate accelerometer-based activity monitors against energy expenditure (EE) in children: to compare monitor placement sites to field-test the monitors: and to establish sedentary. light, moderate, and vigorous threshold counts.Research Methods and Procedures: Computer Science and Applications Actigraph (CSA) and Mini-Mitter Actiwatch (MM) monitors. on the hip or lower leg, were validated and calibrated against 6-hour EE measurements by room respiration calorimetry, activity by microwave detector, and heart rate by telemetry in 26 children, 6 to 16 years old. During the 6 hours, the children performed structured activities, including resting metabolic rate (RMR), Nintendo, arts and crafts. aerobic warm-up, Tae Bo, treadmill walking and running. and games. Activity energy expenditure (AEE) computed as EE - RMR was regressed against counts to derive threshold counts.Results: The mean correlations between EE or AEE and counts were slightly higher for MM-hip (r = 0.78 +/- 0.06) and MM-leg (r = 0.80 +/- 0.05) than CSA-hip (r = 0.66 +/- 0.08) and CSA-leg (r = 0.73 +/- 0.07). CSA and MM performed similarly on the hip (inter-instrument r = 0.88) and on the lower leg (inter-instrument r = 0.89). Threshold counts for the CSA-hip were