ArticleBMC geriatrics2016
Measuring moderate-intensity walking in older adults using the ActiGraph accelerometer.
Article in BMC geriatrics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04821713 (ENerGetics in Old AGE), which is not on this map. Cited by 56 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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ENerGetics in Old AGE (ENGAGE Study) - Validation of Multiple Accelerometers and Physical Activity Questionnaires Against Indirect Calorimetry Under Laboratory and Free-living Conditions in Very Old Adults
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56 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 149 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Built environmental correlates of older adults' total physical activity and walking: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2017Pooled it
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundAccelerometry is the method of choice for objectively assessing physical activity in older adults. Many studies have used an accelerometer count cut point corresponding to 3 metabolic equivalents (METs) derived in young adults during treadmill walking and running with a resting metabolic rate (RMR) assumed at 3.5 mL · kg
methodsThis study determined a MVPA hip-worn accelerometer cut point for older adults using measured RMR and overground walking. Following determination of RMR, 45 older adults (mean age 70.2 ± 7 years, range 60-87.6 years) undertook an outdoor, overground walking protocol with accelerometer count and energy expenditure determined at five walking speeds.
resultsMean RMR was 2.8 ± 0.6 mL · kg
conclusionsThese MVPA accelerometer and speed cut points for walking, the most popular physical activity in older adults, were lower than those for younger adults. Using cut points determined in younger adults for older adult population studies is likely to underestimate time spent engaged in MVPA. In addition, prescription of walking speed based on the adult cut point is likely to result in older adults working at a higher intensity than intended.
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