Defining accelerometer thresholds for physical activity in girls using ROC analysis

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-53

  Alhassan, Sofiya ^a   Robinson, Thomas N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ActiGraph; African American; Girls; Receiver operating characteristics

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ACTIMETRY; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANTHROPOMETRY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINISM; MASS SCREENING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVERWEIGHT; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

ACCELERATION; ACTIGRAPHY; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANTHROPOMETRY; AREA UNDER CURVE; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERINSULINISM; MASS SCREENING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74949139927     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.7.1.45     Document Type: Article

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