Nature

Body composition is associated with physical activity in daily life as measured using a triaxial accelerometer in both men and women

Activity-related energy expenditure is the most variable component of total energy expenditure and thus an important determinant of energy balance. A total of 134 healthy, nonsmoking participants (80 ...
Nature

Physical activity pattern of children assessed by triaxial accelerometry

Objectives: Accelerometry was used to assess the relationship between the physical activity level (PAL) and time spent on activities of various intensities in children. Design: A total of 20 children ...
BMJ

Accelerometer-measured intensity-specific physical activity, genetic risk and incident type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study

Objective Although 30 min/day of moderate-intensity physical activity is suggested for preventing type 2 diabetes (T2D), the current recommendations exclusively rely on self-reports and rarely ...
BMJ

Change in physical activity from adolescence to early adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal cohort studies

Correspondence to Dr Kirsten Corder, MRC Epidemiology Unit University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine Box 285, Institute of Metabolic Science Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge CB2 0QQ UK; ...