Calibration of accelerometer output for children

被引:840
作者
Freedson, P
Pober, D
Janz, KF
机构
[1] Univ Massachusetts, Dept Exercise Sci, Amherst, MA 01003 USA
[2] Univ Iowa, Dept Hlth & Sports Studies, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA
关键词
physical activity measurement; motion sensors; youths;
D O I
10.1249/01.mss.0000185658.28284.ba
中图分类号
G8 [体育];
学科分类号
04 ; 0403 ;
摘要
Understanding the determinants of physical activity behavior in children and youths is essential to the design and implementation of intervention studies to increase physical activity. Objective methods to assess physical activity behavior using various types of motion detectors have been recommended as an alternative to self-report for this population because they are not subject to many of the sources of error associated with children's recall required for self-report measures. This paper reviews the calibration of four different accelerometers used most frequently to assess physical activity and sedentary behavior in children. These accelerometers are the ActiGraph, Actical, Actiwatch, and the RT3 Triaxial Research Tracker. Studies are reviewed that describe the regression modeling approaches used to calibrate these devices using directly measured energy expenditure as the criterion. Point estimates of energy expenditure or count ranges corresponding to different activity intensities from several studies are presented. For a given accelerometer, the count cut points defining the boundaries for 3 and 6 METs vary substantially among the studies reviewed even though most studies include walking, running and free-living activities in the testing protocol. Alternative data processing using the raw acceleration signal is recommended as a possible alternative approach where the actual acceleration pattern is used to characterize activity behavior. Important considerations for defining best practices for accelerometer calibration in children and youths are presented.
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页码:S523 / S530
页数:8
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