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Category: American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
Back to Research DatabasePredictive Validity of Three ActiGraph Energy Expenditure Equations for Children
Purpose: This study evaluated the predictive validity of three previously published ActiGraph energy expenditure (EE) prediction equations developed for children and adolescents. Methods: A total of 45 healthy children... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Stewart G. Trost1,3, Rebecca Way2, Anthony D. Okely2
- Institutions: 1 - Community Health Institute and Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
2 - Faculty of Education and Obesity Research Centre, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
3 - School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, AUSTRALIA
Accelerometer Data Reduction: A Comparison of Four Reduction Algorithms on Select Outcome Variables
Purpose: Accelerometers are recognized as a valid and objective tool to assess free-living physical activity. Despite the widespread use of accelerometers, there is no standardized way to process and... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Louise C. Masse1, Bernard F. Fuemmeler1, Cheryl B. Anderson2, Charles E. Matthews3, Stewart G. Trost4, Diane J. Catellier5, Margarita Treuth6
- Institutions: 1 - National Cancer Institute, Health Promotion Research Branch, Bethesda, MD
2 - Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Houston, TX
3 - Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical School, Nashville, TN
4 - Department of Kinesiology and Community Health Institute, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
5 - Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
6 - Center for Human Nutrition, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Actical vs. Actigraph: Accuracy in Estimating Energy Expenditure during Children’s Play
Children’s physical activity (PA) is characteristically sporadic in nature, however, choreographed or continuous movement patterns have been used to validate accelerometers for estimating children’s PA energy expenditure (PAEE). Purpose:... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Cheryl A. Howe, Kristen Benya, Patty S. Freedson, Henry A. Feldman2, Stavroula K. Osganian
- Institutions: Department of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Validation Of The Actigraph (GT3X) Inclinometer Function
Introduction: Postural detection from portable activity monitors may facilitate activity assessment and energy expenditure prediction. However, traditional accelerometers lack postural information. The newly developed Actigraph GT3X monitors have added... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Gregory C. McMahon, Robert J. Brychta, Kong Y. Chen
- Institutions: NIDDK, Bethesda, MD
The Utility Of The System For Observing Play And Leisure Activities (SOPLAY)
The System for Observing Play and Leisure Activities (SOPLAY) is a direct observation instrument designed to facilitate evaluation of physical activity (PA) in groups and environmental contexts. PURPOSE: The... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Pedro Saint-Maurice, Gregory Welk, FACSM, Pedro Silva, Erin Fuhrmeister, Jennifer Huberty
- Institutions: Iowa State University, Ames, IA. University of Porto, Porto, Portugal. University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE
The Usefulness Of Including A Lipoprotein-associated Phospholipase A2 Test In Cardiac Risk Assessments Of Women
Most apparently healthy, middle-aged women are classified as low-risk (10-year coronary heart disease risk < 10%) via Framingham Risk Score (FRS). Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) is an arterial-specific... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Laurel A. Thur, Philip G. Rhodes, Trent A. Hargens, Michael Wegner, Leonard A. Kaminsky, FACSM
- Institutions: Ball State University, Muncie, IN. University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. Diadexus, Inc., South San Francisco, CA
The Use Of Computerized Activity Monitors To Assess Changes In Community Participation After Epidural Steroid Injections For Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
PURPOSE: Walking limitation associated with neurogenic claudication is a hallmark of disability in lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). Capacity and performance have been defined as two distinct aspects of disability.... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Christy C. Tomkins, Andrew Haig, Justin Conway
- Institutions: Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB, Canada. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
The Relationships Between Current and Past Physical Activity Participation and Low BMD in a Mixed Menopausal Population
Prevention of osteoporosis has been linked to chronically higher levels of physical activity . Little is known, however, about combining a person’s PA history with other known osteoporosis risk... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Micaela A. Kruckenberg, Trent A. Hargens, Carol A. Friesen, Leonard A. Kaminsky, FACSM
- Institutions: Ball State University, Muncie, IN
The Influence Of Physical Activity Recommendations On C-reactive Protein And Autonomic Function Of Young Adults
Regular exercise seems to be a strategy to reduce C-reactive protein and other inflammations markers. In addition, it is known that regular exercise is capable to conduct to higher... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Luisa Soares-Miranda, Susana Vale, Pedro Silva, Rute Santos, Jorge Mota
- Institutions: Research Center in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport - University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
The Effect of BMI and Walking Speed on Step Count Validity of Wearable Activity Monitors
Activity monitors have been widely used in health promotion and weight loss programs to promote increases in physical activity. However, the accuracy of these devices to measure walking behavior... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Yuri Feito, Brian M. Tyo, David R. Bassett, Jr., FACSM, Dixie L. Thompson, FACSM
- Institutions: University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN