Table 1 Most commonly used accelerometer cut-points, scaled to 60-second epochs
Cut-point | k | Location | Accelerometer | TPA cut-point (CPM) | MVPA cut-point (CPM) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Physical Activity | |||||
Butte et al., 2014 (Vector Magnitude) [87] | 2 | Hip | ActiGraph | ≥ 820 | - |
Evenson et al., 2008 [88] | 6 | Hip | ActiGraph | > 100 | - |
Pate et al., 2006 [89] | 5 | Hip | ActiGraph | ≥ 800 | - |
Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity | |||||
Butte et al., 2014 (Vector Magnitude) [87] | 2 | Hip | ActiGraph | - | ≥ 3908 |
Evenson et al., 2008 [88] | 5 | Hip | ActiGraph | - | > 2295 |
Pate et al., 2006 [89] | 14 | Hip | ActiGraph | - | ≥ 1680 |
Pfeiffer et al., 2006 [90] | 3 | Hip | Actical | - | ≥ 2860 |
Puyau et al., 2002 [91] | 2 | Hip | ActiGraph | - | ≥ 3200 |
Sirard et al., 2005 [92] | 3 | Hip | ActiGraph | - | 3 years old ≥ 2460 4 years old ≥ 3248 5 years old ≥ 3564 |
Overall Physical Activity Recommendation | |||||
Butte et al., 2014 (Vector Magnitude) [87] | 3 | Hip | ActiGraph | ≥ 820 | ≥ 3908 |
Janssen et al., 2013 [93] | 6 | Hip | ActiGraph | > 100 | ≥ 1680 |
Janssen et al., 2014 [94] | 2 | Thigh | activPAL | Stepping | ≥ 5672 |
Pate et al., 2006 [89] | 7 | Hip | ActiGraph | ≥ 800 | ≥ 1680 |