Effect of accelerometer cut-off points on the recommended level of physical activity for obesity prevention in children

A Gába, J Dygrýn, J Mitáš, L Jakubec, K Frömel - PLoS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
There is no general consensus regarding which accelerometer cut-off point (CoP) is most
acceptable to estimate the time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in …

Adolescent physical activity levels: discrepancies with accelerometer data analysis

GRM Logan, S Duncan, NK Harris… - Journal of sports …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigated the effects of epoch length and cut point selection on adolescent
physical activity intensity quantification using vertical axis and vector magnitude (VM) …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of a concept-based physical education unit for energy balance education

S Chen, X Zhu, J Androzzi, YH Nam - Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Physical education (PE) is a key channel that impacts children's decisions and
behaviors for healthful living. This study evaluated the effects of a concept-based PE (CBPE) …

From Total Volume to Sequence Maps: Sophisticated Accelerometer Data Analysis.

MJ Chinapaw, X Wang, LB Andersen… - Medicine and science …, 2019 - europepmc.org
PURPOSE: To date, epidemiological studies have focused on the potential health effects of
total volume of physical activity (PA) or sedentary behavior (SB). However, two persons may …

[HTML][HTML] Physically active learning for children with learning disorders attending special-needs schools: A program evaluation

V Meijers, AC Timmermans, CTM Verheij… - Research in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Physically active learning (PAL) is a potentially valuable method to stimulate
academic performance and physical activity (PA) in children with learning disorders (LD) …

Calibration and cross-validation of accelerometery for estimating movement skills in children aged 8–12 years

MJ Duncan, A Dobell, M Noon, CCT Clark… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: This study sought to calibrate triaxial accelerometery, worn on both wrists,
waist and both ankles, during children's physical activity (PA), with particular attention to …

[HTML][HTML] Using functional principal component analysis (FPCA) to quantify sitting patterns derived from wearable sensors

RW Zablocki, SJ Hartman, C Di, J Zou… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background Sedentary behavior (SB) is a recognized risk factor for many chronic diseases.
ActiGraph and activPAL are two commonly used wearable accelerometers in SB research …

Using unsupervised machine learning to quantify physical activity from accelerometry in a diverse and rapidly changing population

CB Thornton, N Kolehmainen, K Nazarpour - PLOS Digital Health, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Accelerometers are widely used to measure physical activity behaviour, including in
children. The traditional method for processing acceleration data uses cut points to define …

Validity of wrist worn accelerometers and comparability between hip and wrist placement sites in estimating physical activity behaviour in preschool children

J Hislop, N Palmer, P Anand… - Physiological …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Wrist-worn accelerometers can increase compliance with wearing accelerometers, however,
several large scale studies continue to use hip-worn accelerometers and it is unclear how …

[HTML][HTML] Calibration and validation of physical behaviour cut-points using wrist-worn ActiGraphs for children and adolescents: A systematic review

K Clanchy, M Stanfield, E Smits, J Liimatainen… - Journal of Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To review cut-points calibrated and independently validated from wrist-worn
ActiGraph accelerometers to measure moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and …