Accelerometer thresholds: Accounting for body mass reduces discrepancies between measures of physical activity for individuals with overweight and obesity

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 53-58

  Raiber, Lilian ^a   Christensen, Rebecca A G ^a   Jamnik, Veronica K ^a   Kuk, Jennifer L ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; Body mass index; Intensity thresholds; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; ADULT; ALGORITHM; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVALUATION STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTHY LIFESTYLE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; NUTRITION; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

ACTIGRAPHY; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTHY LIFESTYLE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSICAL EXERTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85021851938     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2016-0303     Document Type: Article

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