ArticleInternational journal of obesity (2005)2019
Estimating energy expenditure from wrist and thigh accelerometry in free-living adults: a doubly labelled water study.
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Abstract
backgroundMany large studies have implemented wrist or thigh accelerometry to capture physical activity, but the accuracy of these measurements to infer activity energy expenditure (AEE) and consequently total energy expenditure (TEE) has not been demonstrated. The purpose of this study was to assess the validity of acceleration intensity at wrist and thigh sites as estimates of AEE and TEE under free-living conditions using a gold-standard criterion.
methodsMeasurements for 193 UK adults (105 men, 88 women, aged 40-66 years, BMI 20.4-36.6 kg m
resultsMean TEE and AEE derived from DLW were 11.6 (2.3) MJ day
conclusionsIn UK adults, acceleration measured at either wrist or thigh can be used to estimate population levels of AEE and TEE in free-living conditions with high precision.
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