Validity of estimating physical activity intensity using a triaxial accelerometer in healthy adults and older adults

Background A triaxial accelerometer with an algorithm that could discriminate locomotive and non-locomotive activities in adults has been developed. However, in the elderly, this accelerometer has not yet been validated. The aim were to examine the validity of this accelerometer in the healthy elder...

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Main Authors: Shigeho Tanaka, Satoshi Nakae, Sho Nagayoshi, Yoshitake Oshima, Takafumi Ando, Tomoko Aoyama, Chiyoko Usui, Shuzo Kumagai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-10-01
Series:BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
Online Access:https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/5/1/e000592.full