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Calibration of the Computer Science and Applications, Inc. accelerometer
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PURPOSE: We established accelerometer count ranges for the Computer Science and Applications, Inc. (CSA) activity monitor corresponding to commonly employed MET categories. METHODS: Data were obtained from 50 adults (25 males, 25 females) during treadmill exercise at three different speeds (4.8, 6.4, and 9.7 km x h(-1)). RESULTS: Activity counts and steady-state oxygen consumption were highly correlated (r = 0.88), and count ranges corresponding to light, moderate, hard, and very hard intensity levels were < or = 1951, 1952-5724, 5725-9498, > or = 9499 cnts x min(-1), respectively. A model to predict energy expenditure from activity counts and body mass was developed using data from a random sample of 35 subjects (r2 = 0.82, SEE = 1.40 kcal x min(-1)). Cross validation with data from the remaining 15 subjects revealed no significant differences between actual and predicted energy expenditure at any treadmill speed (SEE = 0.50-1.40 kcal x min(-1)). CONCLUSIONS: These data provide a template on which patterns of activity can be classified into intensity levels using the CSA accelerometer.
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- Authors
- FREEDSON, P. S., MELANSON, E., & SIRARD, J.
- Affiliations
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (US)
- Venue
- Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
- Published
- 1998-05
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 777-781
- ISSN
- 0195-9131 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2011781303
- Cited by
- 3,825
- References
- 10
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- 2026: 128 · 2025: 171 · 2024: 194 · 2023: 209 · 2022: 259 · 2021: 323 · 2020: 274 · 2019: 286 · 2018: 238 · 2017: 198 · 2016: 219 · 2015: 228 · 2014: 194 · 2013: 171 · 2012: 142
- FWCI
- 5.33
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- ScholarWorks@UMassAmherst (University of Massachusetts Amherst) (submittedVersion)
- 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
- accelerometer calibration, wearable activity trackers, exercise intensity classification, energy expenditure estimation, treadmill exercise, oxygen consumption, body mass, physical activity monitoring
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Calibration, Energy Metabolism, Exercise Test, Female, Humans, Male, Physical Fitness, Reference Values
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