Actigraph-defined moderate-to-vigorous physical activity cut-off points among children: Statistical and biobehavioural relevance

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 708-714

  Guinhouya, Comlavi B ^a,b   Lemdani, Mohamed ^a   Vilhelm, Christian ^a   Durocher, Alain ^a   Hubert, Hervé ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Actigraph; Agreement; Measurement error; Paediatrics

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ACTIMETRY; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; ERGOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBSERVATION; PHYSICAL EXERTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 61849156969     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.01187.x     Document Type: Article

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