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Table 3 Accelerometer outcomes calculated based on different definitions of a valid day and equivalence results

From: An investigation into the optimal wear time criteria necessary to reliably estimate physical activity and sedentary behaviour from ActiGraph wGT3X+ accelerometer data in older care home residents

Minimum daily wear time criteria (h)

Mean (95% CI)

Mean Difference

Standard Error

90% CI around mean difference

Lower

Upper

counts.day− 1

≥ 10 h

(EI: ± 11,170)

111,695

(90,870, 132,520)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

≥ 9 h

109,297

(88,545, 130,049)

2398

3864

− 7563

12,359

≥ 8 h

107,976

(87,262, 128,690)

3719

3821

− 6132

13,569

≥ 7 h

107,569

(86,870, 128,269)

4126

3802

− 5676

1392

≥ 6 h

107,054

(86,364 127,744)

4641

3789

− 5127

14,409

counts.minute−1 (cpm)

≥ 10 h

(EI: ± 14)

140

(114, 166)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

≥ 9 h

140

(113, 166)

0

4

−10

11b

≥ 8 h

139

(113, 165)

1

4

−10

11b

≥ 7 h

139

(113,166)

1

4

−10

11b

≥ 6 h

139

(113,165)

1

4

−10

11b

PA time (h and min)

≥ 10 h

(EI: ± 14 min)

2 h 20 min

(1 h 58 min, 2 h 41 min)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

≥ 9 h

2 h 17 min

(1 h 55 min, 2 h 38 min)

3 min

3 min

- 6 min

12 minb

≥ 8 h

2 h 15 min

(1 h 53 min, 2 h 36 min)

5 min

3 min

- 4 min

14 minb

≥ 7 h

2 h 14 min

(1 h 52 min, 2 h 36 min)

6 min

3 min

- 3 min

14 minb

≥ 6 h

2 h 13 min

(1 h 52 min, 2 h 35 min)

6 min

3 min

- 2 min

15 min

SB time (h and min)

≥ 10 h

(EI: ± 65 min)

10 h 54 min

(10 h 25 min, 11 h 20 min)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

≥ 9 h

10 h 41 min

(10 h 14 min, 11 h 8 min)

12 min

7 min

- 6 min

30 minb

≥ 8 h

10 h 35 min

(10 h 8 min, 11 h 2 min)

17 min

7 min

- 1 min

35 minb

≥ 7 h

10 h 31 min

(10 h 4 min, 10 h 58 min)

21 mina

7 min

4 min

39 minb

≥ 6 h

10 h 29 min

(9 h 59 min, 10 h 53 min)

26 mina

7 min

8 min

44 minb

  1. Notes: Accelerometer outcomes are: counts.day− 1, counts.minute− 1, PA time and SB time. Mean difference from the 10 h reference point. a denotes that the mean difference from the estimates based on 10 h wear time criteria is significant at the 0.05 level. Bonferroni correction applied. Equivalence interval = ± 10% of mean value when the minimum daily WT of ≥10 h was used. For counts.day− 1 = 11,170 count.day− 1; counts.minute− 1 = 14 count.minute− 1; PA time = 14 min; SB time = 65 min. b indicates equivalency
  2. Abbreviations: EI equivalency interval; cpm counts per minute; PA physical activity; SB sedentary behaviour