Estimation of daily energy expenditure in pregnant and non-pregnant women using a wrist-worn tri-axial accelerometer.

<h4>Background</h4>Few studies have compared the validity of objective measures of physical activity energy expenditure (PAEE) in pregnant and non-pregnant women. PAEE is commonly estimated with accelerometers attached to the hip or waist, but little is known about the validity and parti...

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Main Authors: Vincent T van Hees, Frida Renström, Antony Wright, Anna Gradmark, Michael Catt, Kong Y Chen, Marie Löf, Les Bluck, Jeremy Pomeroy, Nicholas J Wareham, Ulf Ekelund, Søren Brage, Paul W Franks
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
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Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0022922&type=printable
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author Vincent T van Hees
Frida Renström
Antony Wright
Anna Gradmark
Michael Catt
Kong Y Chen
Marie Löf
Les Bluck
Jeremy Pomeroy
Nicholas J Wareham
Ulf Ekelund
Søren Brage
Paul W Franks
author_facet Vincent T van Hees
Frida Renström
Antony Wright
Anna Gradmark
Michael Catt
Kong Y Chen
Marie Löf
Les Bluck
Jeremy Pomeroy
Nicholas J Wareham
Ulf Ekelund
Søren Brage
Paul W Franks
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description <h4>Background</h4>Few studies have compared the validity of objective measures of physical activity energy expenditure (PAEE) in pregnant and non-pregnant women. PAEE is commonly estimated with accelerometers attached to the hip or waist, but little is known about the validity and participant acceptability of wrist attachment. The objectives of the current study were to assess the validity of a simple summary measure derived from a wrist-worn accelerometer (GENEA, Unilever Discover, UK) to estimate PAEE in pregnant and non-pregnant women, and to evaluate participant acceptability.<h4>Methods</h4>Non-pregnant (N = 73) and pregnant (N = 35) Swedish women (aged 20-35 yrs) wore the accelerometer on their wrist for 10 days during which total energy expenditure (TEE) was assessed using doubly-labelled water. PAEE was calculated as 0.9×TEE-REE. British participants (N = 99; aged 22-65 yrs) wore accelerometers on their non-dominant wrist and hip for seven days and were asked to score the acceptability of monitor placement (scored 1 [least] through 10 [most] acceptable).<h4>Results</h4>There was no significant correlation between body weight and PAEE. In non-pregnant women, acceleration explained 24% of the variation in PAEE, which decreased to 19% in leave-one-out cross-validation. In pregnant women, acceleration explained 11% of the variation in PAEE, which was not significant in leave-one-out cross-validation. Median (IQR) acceptability of wrist and hip placement was 9(8-10) and 9(7-10), respectively; there was a within-individual difference of 0.47 (p<.001).<h4>Conclusions</h4>A simple summary measure derived from a wrist-worn tri-axial accelerometer adds significantly to the prediction of energy expenditure in non-pregnant women and is scored acceptable by participants.
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spelling doaj-art-81f80d6af6644166b60e5541eb2a9cb82025-08-20T02:30:51ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032011-01-0167e2292210.1371/journal.pone.0022922Estimation of daily energy expenditure in pregnant and non-pregnant women using a wrist-worn tri-axial accelerometer.Vincent T van HeesFrida RenströmAntony WrightAnna GradmarkMichael CattKong Y ChenMarie LöfLes BluckJeremy PomeroyNicholas J WarehamUlf EkelundSøren BragePaul W Franks<h4>Background</h4>Few studies have compared the validity of objective measures of physical activity energy expenditure (PAEE) in pregnant and non-pregnant women. PAEE is commonly estimated with accelerometers attached to the hip or waist, but little is known about the validity and participant acceptability of wrist attachment. The objectives of the current study were to assess the validity of a simple summary measure derived from a wrist-worn accelerometer (GENEA, Unilever Discover, UK) to estimate PAEE in pregnant and non-pregnant women, and to evaluate participant acceptability.<h4>Methods</h4>Non-pregnant (N = 73) and pregnant (N = 35) Swedish women (aged 20-35 yrs) wore the accelerometer on their wrist for 10 days during which total energy expenditure (TEE) was assessed using doubly-labelled water. PAEE was calculated as 0.9×TEE-REE. British participants (N = 99; aged 22-65 yrs) wore accelerometers on their non-dominant wrist and hip for seven days and were asked to score the acceptability of monitor placement (scored 1 [least] through 10 [most] acceptable).<h4>Results</h4>There was no significant correlation between body weight and PAEE. In non-pregnant women, acceleration explained 24% of the variation in PAEE, which decreased to 19% in leave-one-out cross-validation. In pregnant women, acceleration explained 11% of the variation in PAEE, which was not significant in leave-one-out cross-validation. Median (IQR) acceptability of wrist and hip placement was 9(8-10) and 9(7-10), respectively; there was a within-individual difference of 0.47 (p<.001).<h4>Conclusions</h4>A simple summary measure derived from a wrist-worn tri-axial accelerometer adds significantly to the prediction of energy expenditure in non-pregnant women and is scored acceptable by participants.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0022922&type=printable
spellingShingle Vincent T van Hees
Frida Renström
Antony Wright
Anna Gradmark
Michael Catt
Kong Y Chen
Marie Löf
Les Bluck
Jeremy Pomeroy
Nicholas J Wareham
Ulf Ekelund
Søren Brage
Paul W Franks
Estimation of daily energy expenditure in pregnant and non-pregnant women using a wrist-worn tri-axial accelerometer.
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title Estimation of daily energy expenditure in pregnant and non-pregnant women using a wrist-worn tri-axial accelerometer.
title_full Estimation of daily energy expenditure in pregnant and non-pregnant women using a wrist-worn tri-axial accelerometer.
title_fullStr Estimation of daily energy expenditure in pregnant and non-pregnant women using a wrist-worn tri-axial accelerometer.
title_full_unstemmed Estimation of daily energy expenditure in pregnant and non-pregnant women using a wrist-worn tri-axial accelerometer.
title_short Estimation of daily energy expenditure in pregnant and non-pregnant women using a wrist-worn tri-axial accelerometer.
title_sort estimation of daily energy expenditure in pregnant and non pregnant women using a wrist worn tri axial accelerometer
url https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0022922&type=printable
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