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Research Letter: Sensor-Based Systems and the Objective Measure of Physical Activity

Author(s) -

Phillip Tuso

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

the permanente journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.445

H-Index - 30

eISSN - 1552-5775

pISSN - 1552-5767

DOI - 10.7812/tpp/14-240

Subject(s) - upload , medicine , physical activity , health care , measure (data warehouse) , tracking (education) , physical therapy , computer science , data mining , world wide web , psychology , pedagogy , economics , economic growth

Recently the American College of Sports Medicine American Fitness Index revealed the percentage of Americans surveyed who met the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention aerobic activity guidelines for physical activity1 was only 28%.2 Unlike traditional vital signs, such as blood pressure, heart rate, and body mass index, activity is a vital sign that cannot be measured objectively in a physician’s office. However, technology is now available that can objectively, and remotely, measure the activity of large populations accurately, reliably, securely, and efficiently.

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