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Table 2 Accelerometer wear time estimates using data from vertical axis only and from vector magnitude assessment, Women's Health Study, 2011-2013

From: Impact of accelerometer data processing decisions on the sample size, wear time and physical activity level of a large cohort study

Assessment method:

Women with ≥1 valid day

Women with ≥4 valid days

Number of valid days

Wear-time on valid days (min)

 

N (%)

N (%)

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

 

Vertical

Vector magnitude

Vertical

Vector magnitude

Vertical

Vector magnitude

Vertical

Vector magnitude

Detailed-log

6834 (89.3)

6834 (89.3)

6741 (88.1)

6741 (88.1)

7 (7, 7)

7 (7, 7)

898.0 (850.7, 937.4)

898.0 (850.7, 937.4)

Troiano [5]

7435(97.2)

7458 (97.5)

7202 (94.1)

7312 (95.6)

7 (7, 8)

8 (7, 9)

838.3 (786.8, 886.7)

860.0 (812.5, 904.0)

Choi [11, 19]

7485 (97.8)

7494 (98.0)

7360 (96.2)

7378 (96.4)

9 (8, 9)

9 (8, 10)

875.7 (832.3, 917.0)

887.0 (845.2, 928.2)

Limited-log + Troiano

7383 (96.5)

7391 (96.6)

7110 (96.9)

7188 (94.0)

7, (6, 7)

7 (7, 7)

842.3 (788.7, 890.9)

866.8 (813.3, 912.3)

Limited-log + Choi

7396(96.7)

7396 (96.7)

7247(94.7)

7258 (94.9)

7 (7, 7)

7 (7, 7)

890.4 (841.6, 933.6)

896.4 (848.4, 939.5)

  1. Note: Detailed-log refers to data from participant logs that make use of date and time (hour, minute, Am/PM) that the monitor was put on and off.
  2. Limited-log refers to data from participant logs that make use of date only (no time information used).
  3. Limited-log + algorithm used date of wear from participant logs and time on/off from respective algorithm.
  4. Valid days are defined by convention as those with ≥10 hours wear-time.
  5. Percent values are the N divided by 7650 (eligible sample).