[PDF][PDF] Accelerometer data reduction: a comparison of four reduction algorithms on select outcome variables

LC Masse, BF Fuemmeler, CB Anderson… - Medicine and science …, 2005 - academia.edu
ABSTRACT M ˆASSE, LC, BF FUEMMELER, B. ANDERSON, CE MATTHEWS, SG TROST,
DJ CATELLIER, and M. TREUTH. Accelerometer Data Reduction: A Comparison of Four …

A comparison of indirect versus direct measures for assessing physical activity in the pediatric population: a systematic review

KB Adamo, SA Prince, AC Tricco… - … Journal of Pediatric …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Accurate assessment of physical activity (PA) in children and adolescents is
required to establish PA levels, monitor changes and inform public healthy policy. This study …

[HTML][HTML] Physical activity patterns in university students: Do they follow the public health guidelines?

FM Clemente, PT Nikolaidis, FML Martins, RS Mendes - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Physical activity is associated with health. The aim of this study was (a) to access if
Portuguese university students meet the public health recommendations for physical activity …

Adolescent patterns of physical activity: Differences by gender, day, and time of day

R Jago, CB Anderson, T Baranowski… - American journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: More information about the physical activity of adolescents is needed. This
study used objective measurement to investigate differences in activity patterns related to …

Epoch length and its effect on physical activity intensity.

CL Edwardson, T Gorely - Medicine and science in sports and …, 2010 - europepmc.org
Background Researchers have begun to investigate the issue of epoch length on children's
physical activity using small sample sizes, and to date, no studies have been conducted in …

Child overweight in France and its relationship with physical activity, sedentary behaviour and socioeconomic status

S Lioret, B Maire, JL Volatier, MA Charles - European journal of clinical …, 2007 - nature.com
Objective:(1) To assess the prevalence of childhood overweight (OW) and obesity in
France;(2) to examine how physical activity and sedentary behaviour are involved in the …

Addressing the epidemic of childhood obesity through school-based interventions: what has been done and where do we go from here?

KE Peterson, MK Fox - Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 2007 - cambridge.org
The obesity epidemic among children and adolescents in the United States continues to
worsen. The most recent analysis of data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination …

Weekend and weekday patterns of physical activity in overweight and normal‐weight adolescent girls

MS Treuth, DJ Catellier, KH Schmitz, RR Pate… - …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To describe the patterns (specifically comparing weekdays and weekends
classified by intensities) of physical activity (PA) measured by accelerometry in adolescent …

Using machine learning for real-time activity recognition and estimation of energy expenditure

E Munguia Tapia - 2008 - dspace.mit.edu
Obesity is now considered a global epidemic and is predicted to become the number one
preventive health threat in the industrialized world. Presently, over 60% of the US adult …

Relative contribution of energy intake and energy expenditure to childhood obesity: a review of the literature and directions for future research

SN Bleich, R Ku, YC Wang - International journal of obesity, 2011 - nature.com
Background: Understanding the relative importance of overconsumption and physical
inactivity to excess weight gain among children and adolescents can contribute to the …