Calibration of ActiGraph GT3X, Actical and RT3 accelerometers in adolescents

European Journal of Sport Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 91-99

  Romanzini, Marcelo ^a   Petroski, Edio Luiz ^b   Ohara, David ^a   Dourado, Antonio Carlos ^a   Reichert, Felipe Fossat ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

cut points; Motion sensors; physical activity; sedentary behaviour; youth

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ACTIMETRY; ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHILD; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TELEMETRY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACCELEROMETRY; ACTIGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; CALIBRATION; CHILD; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOVEMENT; PHYSICAL EXERTION; ROC CURVE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TELEMETRY;

EID: 84894072710     PISSN: 17461391     EISSN: 15367290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17461391.2012.732614     Document Type: Article

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