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. 2014 Apr 10;136(5):0510031–0510038. doi: 10.1115/1.4026230

Table 2.

Median sensitivity and PPV and overall misclassification error (SD) for different monitor locations. Bold indicates highest value in each row (lowest for misclassification error), red indicates poor accuracy (≤ 60% [32]). The Waist and Thigh column data is taken from [27] for comparison

Sensitivity (%) Waist and thigh Thigh and ankle Waist Thigh Ankle
Standing 86 75 79 a 75 53 a
Sitting 97 43 98 b
Lying 98 98 98 98
Walking/Fidgeting 87 94 91 94 95
Jogging 97 99 97 99 93
Transitions 87 81 46 81 43
PPV (%)
Standing 75 87 71 a 87 71 a
Sitting 69 54 84 b
Lying 97 69 97 67
Walking/Fidgeting 95 93 76 93 79
Jogging 100 99 100 99 98
Transitions 71 77 86 a 77 b 82 a
Misclassification Error (%) 11(2) 17(3) c 12(3) a 10(2) b 16(3) a
a

Standing cannot be separated from sitting.

b

Lying cannot be separated from sitting.

c

Transitions between sitting with legs straight cannot be separated from lying.