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University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

2024

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Accuracy And Precision Of Wearable Camera Media Annotations To Estimate Dimensions Of Physical Activity And Sedentary Behavior, Julian Martinez May 2024

Accuracy And Precision Of Wearable Camera Media Annotations To Estimate Dimensions Of Physical Activity And Sedentary Behavior, Julian Martinez

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Physical activity (PA) is a complex behavior to measure given its sporadic nature and its all-encompassing definition as bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that result in increased energy expenditure. Sedentary behavior (SB) is another complex health behavior to measure as it is more exactly defined as sitting, reclining, or lying while having an energy expenditure ≤ 1.5 metabolic equivalents (METs). For both PA and SB, it is important to measure the dimensions of frequency, intensity, duration and type of activity being performed when associating the volume of PA and SB with different health outcomes. However, commonly used measurement tools …