Validation of the Vivago Wrist-Worn accelerometer in the assessment of physical activity

BMC Public Health

Laurent Béghin²  Denis Theunynck¹  Paul Fardy³  Gilles Bui-Xuân⁴  Jacques Mikulovic¹  Rémy Hurdiel¹  Jérémy Vanhelst² 

[1]ER3S, EA4110, Université Lille Nord de France, Dunkerque, France

[2]Unité Inserm U995, Université Lille Nord de France, Lille, France

[3]Department of Family, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences (FNES) Queens College, Flushing, New York, USA

[4]ER3S, Université d'Artois, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France

关键词: Calibration;    Validation;    Exercise;    Accelerometry;    Cut-off;   

Others  :  1163223
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-12-690

 received in 2012-03-05, accepted in 2012-07-11,  发布年份 2012

【 摘 要 】

Background

Most accelerometers are worn around the waist (hip or lower back) to assess habitual physical activity. Wrist-worn accelerometers may be an alternative to the waist-worn monitors and may improve compliance in studies with prolonged wear. The aim of this study was to validate the Vivago® Wrist-Worn Accelerometer at various intensities of physical activity (PA) in adults.

Methods

Twenty-one healthy adults aged 20–34 years were recruited for the study. Accelerometer data and oxygen uptake (VO₂) were measured at sedentary, light, moderate and vigorous levels of PA.

Results

Activity categories and accelerometer counts were: sedentary, 0–15 counts·min⁻¹; light, 16–40 counts·min⁻¹; moderate, 41–85 counts·min⁻¹; and vigorous activity, >; 85 counts·min⁻¹. ANOVA repeated measures was used to determine the relationship between accelerometry data output and oxygen consumption (r = .89; p <; .001). The Bland and Altman method showed good agreement in the assessment of energy expenditure between the indirect calorimetry and the data obtained by the accelerometer.

Conclusions

Results of the study suggest that the Vivago® wrist-worn accelerometer is a valid measure of PA at varying levels of intensity. The study has also defined threshold values at 4 intensities and hence te Vivago® accelerometer may be used to quantify PA in free living conditions among adults. This device has possible application in treating a variety of important health concerns.

【 授权许可】

   
2012 Vanhelst et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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