Validation of accelerometer cut points in toddlers with and without cerebral palsy

AIM: The purpose of this study was to validate uni-and triaxial ActiGraph cut points for sedentary time in toddlers with cerebral palsy (CP) and typically developing children (TDC). METHODS: Children (n = 103, 61 boys, mean age = 2 yr, SD = 6 months, range = 1 yr 6 months-3 yr) were divided into cal...

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Main Authors: Oftedal, S., Bell, K., Davies, P., Ware, R., Boyd, Roslyn
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30303
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author Oftedal, S.
Bell, K.
Davies, P.
Ware, R.
Boyd, Roslyn
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Bell, K.
Davies, P.
Ware, R.
Boyd, Roslyn
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description AIM: The purpose of this study was to validate uni-and triaxial ActiGraph cut points for sedentary time in toddlers with cerebral palsy (CP) and typically developing children (TDC). METHODS: Children (n = 103, 61 boys, mean age = 2 yr, SD = 6 months, range = 1 yr 6 months-3 yr) were divided into calibration (n = 65) and validation (n = 38) samples with separate analyses for TDC (n = 28) and ambulant (Gross Motor Function Classification System I-III, n = 51) and nonambulant (Gross Motor Function Classification System IV-V, n = 25) children with CP. An ActiGraph was worn during a videotaped assessment. Behavior was coded as sedentary or nonsedentary. Receiver operating characteristic-area under the curve analysis determined the classification accuracy of accelerometer data. Predictive validity was determined using the Bland-Altman analysis. RESULTS: Classification accuracy for uniaxial data was fair for the ambulatory CP and TDC group but poor for the nonambulatory CP group. Triaxial data showed good classification accuracy for all groups. The uniaxial ambulatory CP and TDC cut points significantly overestimated sedentary time (bias =-10.5%, 95% limits of agreement [LoA] =-30.2% to 9.1%; bias =-17.3%, 95% LoA =-44.3% to 8.3%). The triaxial ambulatory and nonambulatory CP and TDC cut points provided accurate group-level measures of sedentary time (bias =-1.5%, 95% LoA =-20% to 16.8%; bias = 2.1%, 95% LoA =-17.3% to 21.5%; bias =-5.1%, 95% LoA =-27.5% to 16.1%). CONCLUSION: Triaxial accelerometers provide useful group-level measures of sedentary time in children with CP across the spectrum of functional abilities and TDC. Uniaxial cut points are not recommended. © 2014 by the American College of Sports Medicine.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-303032017-09-13T15:30:51Z Validation of accelerometer cut points in toddlers with and without cerebral palsy Oftedal, S. Bell, K. Davies, P. Ware, R. Boyd, Roslyn AIM: The purpose of this study was to validate uni-and triaxial ActiGraph cut points for sedentary time in toddlers with cerebral palsy (CP) and typically developing children (TDC). METHODS: Children (n = 103, 61 boys, mean age = 2 yr, SD = 6 months, range = 1 yr 6 months-3 yr) were divided into calibration (n = 65) and validation (n = 38) samples with separate analyses for TDC (n = 28) and ambulant (Gross Motor Function Classification System I-III, n = 51) and nonambulant (Gross Motor Function Classification System IV-V, n = 25) children with CP. An ActiGraph was worn during a videotaped assessment. Behavior was coded as sedentary or nonsedentary. Receiver operating characteristic-area under the curve analysis determined the classification accuracy of accelerometer data. Predictive validity was determined using the Bland-Altman analysis. RESULTS: Classification accuracy for uniaxial data was fair for the ambulatory CP and TDC group but poor for the nonambulatory CP group. Triaxial data showed good classification accuracy for all groups. The uniaxial ambulatory CP and TDC cut points significantly overestimated sedentary time (bias =-10.5%, 95% limits of agreement [LoA] =-30.2% to 9.1%; bias =-17.3%, 95% LoA =-44.3% to 8.3%). The triaxial ambulatory and nonambulatory CP and TDC cut points provided accurate group-level measures of sedentary time (bias =-1.5%, 95% LoA =-20% to 16.8%; bias = 2.1%, 95% LoA =-17.3% to 21.5%; bias =-5.1%, 95% LoA =-27.5% to 16.1%). CONCLUSION: Triaxial accelerometers provide useful group-level measures of sedentary time in children with CP across the spectrum of functional abilities and TDC. Uniaxial cut points are not recommended. © 2014 by the American College of Sports Medicine. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30303 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000299 unknown
spellingShingle Oftedal, S.
Bell, K.
Davies, P.
Ware, R.
Boyd, Roslyn
Validation of accelerometer cut points in toddlers with and without cerebral palsy
title Validation of accelerometer cut points in toddlers with and without cerebral palsy
title_full Validation of accelerometer cut points in toddlers with and without cerebral palsy
title_fullStr Validation of accelerometer cut points in toddlers with and without cerebral palsy
title_full_unstemmed Validation of accelerometer cut points in toddlers with and without cerebral palsy
title_short Validation of accelerometer cut points in toddlers with and without cerebral palsy
title_sort validation of accelerometer cut points in toddlers with and without cerebral palsy
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30303