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Light-intensity activities are important for estimating physical activity energy expenditure using uniaxial and triaxial accelerometers

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This study evaluated the validity of the total energy expenditure (TEE) estimated using uniaxial (ACCuni) and triaxial (ACCtri) accelerometers in the elderly. Thirty-two healthy elderly (64–87 years) participated in this study. TEE was measured using the doubly labeled water (DLW) method (TEEDLW). TEEACCuni (6.79 ± 1.08 MJ day−1) was significantly lower than TEEDLW (7.85 ± 1.54 MJ day−1) and showed wider limits of agreement (−3.15 to 1.12 MJ day−1) with a smaller correlation coefficient (r = 0.703). TEEACCtri (7.88 ± 1.27 MJ day−1) did not differ from TEEDLW and showed narrower limits of agreement (−1.64 to 1.72 MJ day−1) with a larger correlation coefficient (r = 0.835, P < 0.001). The estimated intensities of light activities were significantly lower with ACCuni. Greater mediolateral acceleration was observed during 6-min walk tests. The results suggest that ACCtri is a better choice than ACCuni for assessing TEE in the elderly.

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The authors thank Prof. Dale A. Schoeller (Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison) for helpful discussions and editing the entire manuscript. The authors also thank the individuals who participated in this study. This study was supported by a research grant to MK from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (18300218) and a research grant to YY as part of a research fellowship of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for Young Scientists (19-1440).

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    Yosuke Yamada, Keiichi Yokoyama, Risa Noriyasu, Tomoaki Osaki & Shingo Oda

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    Yoshihiko Naito

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    Taketoshi Morimoto & Misaka Kimura

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Yamada, Y., Yokoyama, K., Noriyasu, R. et al. Light-intensity activities are important for estimating physical activity energy expenditure using uniaxial and triaxial accelerometers. Eur J Appl Physiol 105, 141–152 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-008-0883-7

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