Actigraph GT3X: Validation and determination of physical activity intensity cut points

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 975-982

  Santos Lozano, A ^a,b   Santin Medeiros F ^b   Cardon, G ^c   Torres Luque, G ^d   Bailon R ^b,e   Bergmeir, C ^f   Ruiz, J R ^f   Lucia, A ^g   Garatachea, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^e BIOMATERIALES Y NANOMEDICINA CIBER BBN   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSIDAD EUROPEA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

activity monitor; energy expenditure; physical activity intensity

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ACTIMETRY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; CHILD; ENERGY METABOLISM; EQUIPMENT; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; VALIDATION STUDY; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING;

ACCELEROMETRY; ACTIGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALORIMETRY, INDIRECT; CHILD; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RUNNING; WALKING;

EID: 84887488814     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: 14393964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1337945     Document Type: Article

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