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The Objective Monitoring of Physical Activity: Contributions of Accelerometry to Epidemiology, Exercise Science and Rehabilitation

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Investigators need to be aware of the growing resources to aid the interpretation and reporting of objectively monitored physical activity and sedentary time. Effective interpretation requires that the researcher considers deeply his or her own data in order to derive its meaning relative to the study design, and also in the context of similar data (in terms of population, instrumentation, metrics, etc.) collected by others, as well as suggesting indices for data classification. This chapter covers expected values and/or normative data currently available for various objectively monitored metrics, including suggested indices, and expected incremental changes with longitudinal tracking or intervention. Available standards, checklists, and flowcharts to support clear, complete, and transparent reporting are also described.

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Tudor-Locke, C. (2016). Resources for Data Interpretation and Reporting. In: Shephard, R., Tudor-Locke, C. (eds) The Objective Monitoring of Physical Activity: Contributions of Accelerometry to Epidemiology, Exercise Science and Rehabilitation. Springer Series on Epidemiology and Public Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29577-0_5

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