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European Review of Aging and Physical Activity
Published in: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 1/2014

Open Access 01-04-2014 | Academic Literature Review

Accelerometry analysis of physical activity and sedentary behavior in older adults: a systematic review and data analysis

Authors: E. Gorman, H. M. Hanson, P. H. Yang, K. M. Khan, T. Liu-Ambrose, M. C. Ashe

Published in: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity | Issue 1/2014

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Abstract

Accelerometers objectively monitor physical activity and sedentary patterns and are increasingly used in the research setting. It is important to maintain consistency in data analysis and reporting, therefore, we: (1) systematically identified studies using accelerometry (ActiGraph, Pensacola, FL, USA) to measure moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary time in older adults, and (2) based on the review findings, we used different cut-points obtained to analyze accelerometry data from a sample of community-dwelling older women. We identified 59 articles with cut-points ranging between 574 and 3,250 counts/min for MVPA and 50 and 500 counts/min for sedentary time. Using these cut-points and data from women (mean age, 70 years), the median MVPA minutes per day ranged between 4 and 80 min while percentage of sedentary time per day ranged between 62 % and 86 %. These data highlight (1) the importance of reporting detailed information on the analysis assumptions and (2) that results can differ greatly depending on analysis parameters.
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Metadata
Title
Accelerometry analysis of physical activity and sedentary behavior in older adults: a systematic review and data analysis
Authors
E. Gorman
H. M. Hanson
P. H. Yang
K. M. Khan
T. Liu-Ambrose
M. C. Ashe
Publication date
01-04-2014
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Review of Aging and Physical Activity / Issue 1/2014
Print ISSN: 1813-7253
Electronic ISSN: 1861-6909
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11556-013-0132-x

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