An investigation into the minimum accelerometry wear time for reliable estimates of habitual physical activity and definition of a standard measurement day in pre-school children

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2213-2228

  Hislop, Jane ^a   Law, James ^b   Rush, Robert ^a   Grainger, Andrew ^a   Bulley, Cathy ^a   Reilly, John J ^c   Mercer, Tom ^a  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

accelerometry; measurement; physical activity; pre school; reliability

Indexed keywords

RELIABILITY;

ACCELEROMETRY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC SURVEILLANCE; INTRACLASS CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRE SCHOOLS; RELIABILITY ESTIMATES; RELIABLE ESTIMATES; SAMPLE SIZES; STANDARD MEASUREMENTS; WEAR TIME;

ACCELEROMETERS;

ACCELEROMETRY; AMBULATORY MONITORING; FEMALE; HABIT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; STANDARD; STANDARDS; TIME;

ACCELEROMETRY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84908455573     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/35/11/2213     Document Type: Article

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