ArticleBMC medical physics2013
Validity of actigraphs uniaxial and triaxial accelerometers for assessment of physical activity in adults in laboratory conditions.
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106 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Validity of Actigraph for Measuring Energy Expenditure in Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Pooled it
- Sedentary behaviors and anxiety among children, adolescents and adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2019Pooled it
- Health Benefits of Light-Intensity Physical Activity: A Systematic Review of Accelerometer Data of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2017Pooled it
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- Effectiveness of a family-, school- and community-based intervention on physical activity and its correlates in Belgian families with an increased risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus: the Feel4Diabetes-study.BMC public health · 2020Trial
- Cocoa to Improve Walking Performance in Older People With Peripheral Artery Disease: The COCOA-PAD Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial.Circulation research · 2020Trial
- Show cards of the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) - do they impact validity? A crossover study.BMC public health · 2020Trial
- A Person-Centered Prehabilitation Program Based on Cognitive-Behavioral Physical Therapy for Patients Scheduled for Lumbar Fusion Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Physical therapy · 2019Trial
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- Evaluation of a physical activity intervention for new parents: protocol paper for a randomized trial.BMC public health · 2017Trial
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- Monitoring training activity during gait-related balance exercise in individuals with Parkinson's disease: a proof-of-concept-study.BMC neurology · 2017Trial
- Use of the PREPARE (PREhabilitation, Physical Activity and exeRcisE) program to improve outcomes after lumbar fusion surgery for severe low back pain: a study protocol of a person-centred randomised controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2016Trial
- Effect of weight loss, with or without exercise, on body composition and sex hormones in postmenopausal women: the SHAPE-2 trial.Breast cancer research : BCR · 2015Trial
- Meeting lifestyle recommendations among cancer survivors - a cross-sectional descriptive analysis from the Swedish CArdioPulmonary BioImage study (SCAPIS).Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- Physical activity determinants, 24-h movement behaviors, and cardiovascular fitness in young adults: an integrated theoretical model perspective.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundFew studies to date have directly compared the Actigraphs GT1M and the GT3X, it would be of tremendous value to know if these accelerometers give similar information about intensities of PA. Knowing if output is similar would have implications for cross-examination of studies. The purpose of the study was to assess the validity of the GT1M and the GT3X Actigraph accelerometers for the assessment of physical activity against oxygen consumption in laboratory conditions.
methodsForty-two college-aged participants aged 18-25 years wore the GT1M and the GT3X on their right hip during treadmill exercise at three different speeds, slow walking 4.8 km.h-1, fast walking 6.4 km.h-1, and running 9.7 km.h-1). Oxygen consumption was measured minute-by minute using a metabolic system. Bland-Altman plots were used to assess agreement between activity counts from the GT3X and GT1M, and correlations were assessed the ability of the accelerometers to assess physical activity.
resultsBias for 4.8 km.h-1 was 2814.4 cpm (limits 1211.3 to 4417.4), for 6.4 km.h-1 was 3713.6 cpm (limits 1573.2 to 5854.0), and for 9.7 km.h-1 was-3811.2 cpm (limits 842.1 to 6780.3). Correlations between counts per minute for the GT1M and the GT3X were significantly correlated with VO2 (r = 0.881, p < 0.001; r = 0.810, p < 0.001 respectively).
conclusionThe present study showed that both the GT1M and the GT3X accurately measure physical activity when compared to oxygen consumption.
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