Open AccessEpoch Length and Accelerometer Outputs in Children
Author(s) -
James J. McClain,
Teresa L. Abraham,
Timothy A. Brusseau,
Catrine TudorLocke
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0b013e3181824d98
Subject(s) - epoch (astronomy) , physical activity , waist , demography , mathematics , medicine , statistics , physical therapy , body mass index , physics , astrophysics , stars , sociology
To determine the effects of epoch length and activity count cutpoints on ActiGraph (AG; ActiGraph Health Services, Pensacola, FL) accelerometer estimates of time in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in fifth-grade children monitored during physical education (PE) compared with a direct observation (DO) criterion standard.