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Table 4 Physical activity studies which used objective measures

From: Physical activity in older people: a systematic review

No.

Author, Year of publication, Country

Sample size/Data source

Data collection period

Accelerometer

Main variable (cut point)

Epoch/ 10 min bouts

Guidelines

Number and percentage of sufficiently active old people

50

Troiano et al. [55] 2003–2004, USA

1260, 624 M/ National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey, NHANES

2003–2004

Actigraph model 7164

MPA (2020–5998 counts/min) VPA (5999 counts/min)

1min /Y

CDC 1995

30, 2.4% men 2.5% women 2.3%

38

Tucker et al [43] 2011, USA

1018 (60+yr)/ NHANES, accerlerometry recorded data

2005–2006

Actigraph model 7164

MPA (2020–5998 counts/min) VPA (5999 counts/min)

1min /Y

PAGA 2008

74, 7.25% 60–69: 441, 8.5% 70+: 577, 6.3%

METPA MPA (2020–5998 counts/min) +VPA (5999 counts/min)

1min /Y

≥500 MET-min·wk-1

176,17.24% 60–69: 441, 26.2% 70+: 577, 10.4%

51

Harris et al. [56] 2009, UK

238 (65+yr)/ Cross-sectional survey from Oxfordshire, UK

2006

Actigraph model GT1M

MPA (2000–3999 count/min) VPA (≥4000 count/min)

1min /Y

PAGA 2008

6, 2.5%

46

Hurtig-Wennlof et al. [51] 2010, Sweden

54 (66 -85yr), 23M/ direct validity study by accelerometer

not reported, Before 2009

Actigraph, model GT1M

MPA (mixed lifestyle activities: 760–2019 counts/min; ambulatory activities: 2020–4944 counts/min) VPA: ≥4944 counts/min

15S /N

CDC 1995

47, 87.04%

52

Colley et al. [57] 2011, Canada

901 (60-79yr), 452 M/Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS)

2007-2009

Actical accelerometer (Phillips – Respironics, Oregon, USA)

MPA(1, 535–3,962 counts/min) VPA (≥3,962 counts/min)

1min /Y

CDC 1995

40, 4.5% men: 5.3% women: 3.8%

1min /Y

PAGA 2008

21, 13.1% men: 13.7% women: 12.6%

53

Davis & Fox [3] 2007 UK, France & Italy

163 (76.1±4.0 yr), 70 M/healthy volunteers recruited to the Better Ageing Project at four European sites based in the UK, France and Italy.

not reported 2004-2006

Actigraph model 7164

MVPA (≥1952 counts/min)

1min /Y

CDC 1995

0, 0

MVPA (≥1952 counts/min)

1min /Y

PAGA 2008

3, 1.84%