METs and accelerometry of walking in older adults: Standard versus measured energy cost

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 574-582

  Hall, Katherine S ^a,d   Howe, Cheryl A ^b   Rana, Sharon R ^b   Martin, Clara L ^c   Morey, Miriam C ^a,d,e  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ELON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

activity monitors; calibration; compendium of physical activities; energy expenditure; metabolic; Validation

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC EQUIVALENT; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; STATISTICAL MODEL; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING;

ACCELEROMETRY; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BASAL METABOLISM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; METABOLIC EQUIVALENT; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REFERENCE VALUES; WALKING;

EID: 84875209901     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e318276c73c     Document Type: Article

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