Comparison of Older and Newer Generation Active Style Pro Accelerometers in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Surveillance under a Free-Living Environment.
Shohei Yano; Mohammad Javad Koohsari; Ai Shibata; Kaori Ishii; Levi Frehlich; Gavin R McCormack; Koichiro Oka
Abstract
. Comparability of accelerometers in epidemiological studies is important for public health researchers. This study aimed to compare physical activity (light, LPA; moderate, MPA; and moderate-to-vigorous, MVPA) and sedentary behavior (SB) data collected using two Omron triaxial accelerometer generations (Active style Pro, ASP) among a sample of Japanese workers in a free-living environment. . Thirty active and sedentary workers (24-62 years) wore two types of ASP accelerometers, the HJA-350IT (350IT) and the HJA-750C (750C), simultaneously for seven consecutive days to represent a typical week. The accelerometers estimated daily average step counts and time spent per day in LPA, MPA, and MVPA. If a participant had data for ≥4 days (>10 h/day) it was considered valid. The difference and agreement between the two ASPs were analyzed using a paired -test, intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC), and a Bland-Altman analysis in total and for each type of worker. Among all workers, the 750C measured significantly ( < 0.05) less SB, MPA, MVPA, and more LPA compared with the 350IT. The agreements in ICC were high (ICC ≥ 0.94). Compared with the 350IT, the newer generation 750C ASP accelerometer may not provide equivalent estimates of activity time, regardless of the type of physical activity.Background
| Journal | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH |
| ISSN | 1660-4601 |
| Published | 07 May 2019 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph16091597 |
| Type | Journal Article | Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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