counting steps in research a comparison of accelerometry and pedometry计算步骤比较个加速器和pedometry的研究.pdfVIP

Open Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2011, 1, 1-7 OJPM doi:10.4236/ojpm.2011.11001 Published Online May 2011 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/ojpm/). Counting steps in research: A comparison of accelerometry and pedometry 1,2 1,3 1 1 Melody Oliver , Hannah M Badland , Janine Shepherd , Grant M Schofield 1Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand 2School of Public Health and Psychosocial Studies, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand 3Division of Population Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom Email: melody.oliver@aut.ac.nz Received 3 March 2011; revised 10 May 2011; accepted 12 May 2011. ABSTRACT risk of insufficient activity for health, and to accurately assess intervention effectiveness. Accelerometers are The objective of this study was to assess the validity increasingly being used for this purpose, due to the util- of the step count functions in Actical accelerometers ity of these monitors to provide objective and precise and activPAL inclinometers, compared with pe- information on activity intensity accumulated over sus- dometer-derived step count data. Firstly, directly tained periods. No best practice has yet been determined observed step counts over 3 treadmill speeds were for accelerometer data treatment; inconsistencies in ap- compared with steps collected from 3 pedometers, proaches to data re