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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 30.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2012 Nov;24(4):519–536. doi: 10.1123/pes.24.4.519

Table 3.

ActiGraph Bias (95% CI); RMSE for Children

Freedson (MET)
Treuth (MET)
Trost (kcal·min−2)
Puyau (kcal·min−2)
Bias (95% CI) RMSE Bias (95% CI) RMSE Bias (95% CI) RMSE Bias (95% CI) RMSE

Children
Across All Activities 0.1 (0.0, 0.3) 1.1 −0.2 (−0.3, −0.1) 1.1 −1.6 (−1.7, −1.4) 1.9 −2.2 (−2.4, −2.1) 2.6
Treadmill Activities 0.5 (0.4, 0.7) 1.0 0.1 (0.0, 0.3) 0.7 −1.2 (−1.3, −1.1) 1.4 −2.0 (−2.1, −1.9) 2.1
Activities of Daily Living −0.2 (−0.4, 0.0) 1.2 −0.4 (−0.6, −0.2) 1.3 −1.8 (−2.0, −1.6) 2.2 −2.4 (−2.6, −2.1) 2.9
3.22 km/hr 0% grade 0.3 (0.1, 0.5) 0.6 0.1 (0.0, 0.3) 0.4 −1.2 (−1.4, −1.1) 1.3 −1.6 (−1.7, −1.5) 1.7
3.22 km/hr 3% grade 0.1 (−0.1, 0.3) 0.5 −0.1 (−0.3, 0.0) 0.5 −1.5 (−1.7, −1.3) 1.6 −2.0 (−2.1, −1.9) 2.0
4.83 km/hr 0% grade 1.0 (0.7, 1.2) 1.2 0.4 (0.2, 0.6) 0.8 −1.0 (−1.2, −0.8) 1.1 −2.1 (−2.2, −1.9) 2.1
5.63 km/hr 0% grade 0.9 (0.4, 1.3) 1.4 0.2 (−0.2, 0.6) 1.0 −1.2 (−1.5, −0.9) 1.5 −2.5 (−2.7, −2.3) 2.5
Backpack (4.5 kg) 1.0 (0.8, 1.3) 1.2 0.5 (0.3, 0.7) 0.8 −0.9 (−1.1, −0.7) 1.1 −1.9 (−2.0, −1.8) 1.9
Basketball −0.6 (−0.9, −0.3) 1.0 −1.5 (−1.8, −1.2) 1.7 −3.0 (−3.3, −2.8) 3.1 −4.6 (5.0, −4.3) 4.7
Bike −1.9 (−2.3, −1.6) 2.1 −1.9 (−2.2, −1.6) 2.1 −3.3 (−3.6, −3.0) 3.4 −3.4 (−3.9, −3.0) 3.6
Crafts 0.4 (0.3, 0.5) 0.5 0.5 (0.5, 0.6) 0.6 −0.8 (−0.9, −0.6) 0.9 −0.8 (−0.9, −0.7) 0.8
Wii Tennis −0.1 (−0.2, 0.1) 0.4 0.0 (−0.2, 0.1) 0.4 −1.4 (−1.6, −1.2) 1.5 −1.5 (−1.7, −1.3) 1.6

CI = Confidence Interval; RMSE = Root Mean Squared Error; km/hr = kilometers per hour; m = meters; sec = seconds; gr = grade. The values in bold indicate accurate estimates.