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10569479

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-11-30
pubmed:abstractText
This study compares the accuracy of a two-dimensional accelerometer worn on the ankle (a step activity monitor) with that of an electronic, digital pedometer worn on the belt line. Twenty-nine human subjects were evaluated while they briskly walked 400 M, slowly walked 10 M, and ascended and descended a flight of stairs. The step activity monitor had less error in all activities; its mean absolute error was 0.54%, whereas that of the pedometer was 2.82%. The difference was more pronounced in obese subjects (body mass index greater than 30), with an overall mean absolute error of 0.48% for the step activity monitor and 6.12% for the pedometer (nearly 13 times that of the step activity monitor). For subjects with a body mass index less than 30, the step activity monitor had an overall error of 0.56% and the pedometer had an overall error of 1.56% (less than 3 times that of the step activity monitor). The absolute error of the pedometer was positively correlated with body mass index (r = 0.792, p < 0.0001) and weight (r = 0.753, p < 0.0001), whereas the error of the step activity monitor was not significantly correlated with either. Neither device was significantly biased by age, gender, or the presence of a lower-extremity joint prosthesis. The accuracy and additional capabilities, including a real-time memory record of activity, of the step activity monitor make it well suited for objectively quantifying ambulatory activity, especially for obese subjects.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0736-0266
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
703-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Step activity monitor: increased accuracy in quantifying ambulatory activity.
pubmed:affiliation
Joint Replacement Institute, Orthopaedic Hospital, Los Angeles, California 90007, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't