Energy expenditure compared to physical activity measured by accelerometry and self-report in adolescents: a validation study.

<h4>Background</h4>Physical inactivity is responsible for 5.3 million deaths annually worldwide. To measure physical activity energy expenditure, the doubly labeled water (DLW) method is the gold standard. However, questionnaires and accelerometry are more widely used. We compared physic...

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Main Authors: Pedro C Hallal, Felipe F Reichert, Valerie L Clark, Kelly L Cordeira, Ana M B Menezes, Simon Eaton, Ulf Ekelund, Jonathan C Wells
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0077036
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