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Accuracy of five electronic pedometers for measuring distance walked

BASSETT, DAVID R., AINSWORTH, BARBARA E., LEGGETT, SUE R., MATHIEN, CLARA A., MAIN, JAMES A., HUNTER, DAVID C., DUNCAN, GLEN E.·1996·Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
DOI 10.1097/00005768-199608000-00019
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Abstract

This is a three-part study that examined the accuracy of five brands of electronic pedometers (Freestyle Pacer, Eddie Bauer, L.L. Bean, Yamax, and Accusplit) under a variety of different conditions. In Part I, 20 subjects walked a 4.88-km sidewalk course while wearing two devices of the same brand (on the left and right side of the body) for each of five different trials. There were significant differences among pedometers (P < 0.05), with the Yamax, Pacer, and Accusplit approximating the actual distance more closely than the other models. The Yamax pedometers showed close agreement, but the left and right Pacer pedometers differed significantly (P = 0.0003) and the Accusplit displayed a similar trend (P = 0.0657). In Part II, the effects of walking surface on pedometer accuracy were examined. Ten of the original subjects completed an additional five trials around a 400-m rubberized outdoor track. The devices showed similar values for sidewalk and track surfaces. In Part III, the effects of walking speed on pedometer accuracy were examined. Ten different subjects walked on a treadmill at various speeds (54, 67, 80, 94, and 107 m.min-1). Pedometers that displayed both distance and number of steps were examined. The Yamax was more accurate than the Pacer and Eddie Bauer at slow-to-moderate speeds (P < 0.05), though no significant differences were seen at the fastest speed. While there are variations among brands in terms of accuracy, electronic pedometers may prove useful in recording walking activities in free-living populations.

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Authors
BASSETT, D. R., AINSWORTH, B. E., LEGGETT, S. R., MATHIEN, C. A., MAIN, J. A., HUNTER, D. C., & DUNCAN, G. E.
Affiliations
University of South Carolina (US)
ORCID
Venue
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published
1996-08
Volume
28
Issue
8
Pages
1071-1077
ISSN
0195-9131 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1097/00005768-199608000-00019
OpenAlex
W2003135851
Cited by
552
References
12
Citations by year
2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 24 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 18 · 2013: 30 · 2012: 27
FWCI
2.02
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
Keywords
walking distance, walking speed, walking surfaces, step counting
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Electronics, Equipment and Supplies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Exercise, Walking

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