Abstract
Background
The aim was to examine the validity of a triaxial accelerometer (ACCTRI) and a simplified physical activity record (sPAR) in estimating total energy expenditure (TEE) and physical activity level (PAL) in older adults with the doubly labeled water (DLW) method.
Methods
A total of 44 Japanese elderly individuals (64–96 years), of which 28 were community-dwelling healthy adults with or without sporting habits (S or NS group) and 16 were care home residents with frailty (F group), were included in the study. Basal metabolic rate (BMR) was measured by indirect calorimetry, TEE was obtained by the DLW method, and PAL was calculated as TEE/BMR. Daily step count was monitored by a pedometer (Lifecorder). The 24-h average metabolic equivalent was assessed by ACCTRI and sPAR.
Results
The TEEDLW in men was 2704 ± 353, 2308 ± 442, and 1795 ± 338 kcal d−1, and that in women was 2260 ± 208, 1922 ± 285, and 1421 ± 274 kcal d−1 for the S, NS, and F groups, respectively. ACCTRI and sPAR systematically underestimated actual TEE (− 14.2 ± 11.6 and − 15.3 ± 12.3% for ACCTRI and sPAR, respectively). After diet-induced thermogenesis was taken into account for ACCTRI and sPAR, TEEDLW was significantly correlated with TEEACCTRI (R2 = 0.714) and TEEsPAR (R2 = 0.668). PALDLW was also significantly correlated with PALACCTRI (R2 = 0.438) and PALsPAR (R2 = 0.402).
Conclusions
Age, living conditions, frailty, and sporting habits contribute to TEE and PAL in the elderly population. ACCTRI and sPAR underestimated TEE and PAL, and adequate corrections are required. The corrected ACCTRI and sPAR are both useful tools to estimate TEE and PAL.
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Abbreviations
- ACCTRI:
-
Triaxial accelerometer
- AEE:
-
Physical activity energy expenditure
- BMI:
-
Body mass index
- DIT:
-
Diet-induced thermogenesis
- DLW:
-
Doubly labeled water
- EER:
-
Estimated energy requirement
- F group:
-
Care home residents
- FFM:
-
Fat-free mass
- FM:
-
Fat mass
- IAEA:
-
International Atomic Energy Agency
- mBMR:
-
Measured basal metabolic rate
- MET:
-
Metabolic equivalent
- Nd:
-
2H dilution spaces
- No:
-
18O dilution spaces
- NS group:
-
Community-dwelling healthy adults without sporting habits
- PAL:
-
Physical activity level
- pBMR:
-
Predicted basal metabolic rate
- rCO2 :
-
Rate of carbon dioxide production
- RDA:
-
Recommended dietary allowance
- RER:
-
Estimated 24-h respiratory exchange ratio
- S group:
-
Community-dwelling healthy adults with sporting habits
- SD:
-
Standard deviation
- sPAR:
-
Simplified physical activity record
- TBW:
-
Total body water
- TEE:
-
Total energy expenditure
- VO2 :
-
Oxygen uptake
- WHO:
-
World Health Organization
- Wt:
-
Body weight
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Yamada, Y., Hashii-Arishima, Y., Yokoyama, K. et al. Validity of a triaxial accelerometer and simplified physical activity record in older adults aged 64–96 years: a doubly labeled water study. Eur J Appl Physiol 118, 2133–2146 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-018-3944-6
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