Sedentary Thresholds for Accelerometry-Based Mean Amplitude Deviation and Electromyography Amplitude in 7–11 Years Old Children

Frontiers in Physiology

Arto J. Pesola¹  Timo Rantalainen²  Arja Sääkslahti²  Arto Laukkanen²  Taija Finni²  Ying Gao²  Anssi Vanhala²  Eero A. Haapala³  Merja Rantakokko⁴ 

[1] Active Life Lab, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, Mikkeli, Finland;Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland;Institute of Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland;School of Health and Social Studies, JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Jyväskylä, Finland;

关键词: resting energy expenditure;    accelerometry;    electromyography;    sitting;    standing;    posture;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fphys.2019.00997

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

We investigated the ability of energy expenditure, movement sensing, and muscle activity to discriminate sedentary and non-sedentary activities in children. Thirty-five 7–11-year-old children participated in the study. Simultaneous assessment of oxygen uptake (V̇O2), triaxial accelerometry, and thigh muscle electromyography (EMG) were performed during eight different sedentary and non-sedentary activities including lying down, sitting-, standing-, and walking-related activities, which were performed in a random order. Mean values of V̇O2, accelerometry, and EMG from the concurrent 2 min epochs during each activity were computed. Resting energy expenditure (REE) was measured during 30 min supine rest. Directly measured metabolic equivalent of tasks (METs, V̇O2 in activities/V̇O2 in REE) were calculated for each activity. Mean amplitude deviation (MAD) was computed for accelerometry. EMG was normalized for mean muscle activity during self-paced walking. The classification accuracy of METs, MAD, and EMG to discriminate sedentary activities from physical activities was investigated by receiver operating characteristic curves and optimal cut-offs based on maximal sensitivity and specificity. Mean (SD) REE was 5.0 ± 0.8 ml/kg/min. MET, MAD, and EMG values ranged from 1.0 to 4.9, 0.0020 to 0.4146 g, and 4.3 to 133.9% during lying down and walking at 6 km/h, respectively. Optimal cut-offs to discriminate sedentary activities from non-sedentary activities were 1.3 for METs (sensitivity = 82%, specificity = 88%), 0.0033 g for MAD (sensitivity = 80%, specificity = 91%), and 11.9% for EMG (sensitivity = 79%, specificity = 92%). In conclusion, this study provides applicable thresholds to differentiate sitting and standing and sedentary and non-sedentary activities based on METs, MAD, and EMG in young children.

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