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. 2013 Aug 16;1(2):e21. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.2710

Table 2.

Acceleration-based values from the Si-St and St-Si transitions (N=30).


Mean Standard deviation

Frail (n=14) Fit (n=16) Frail (n=14) Fit (n=16) Ua P value
Si-St (m/s2)b,c

x d.acce.maxf 2.004 3.353 0.761

1.475 49.50 .009

x.acc.ming -1.443 -3.136 1.211 1.198 30.50 <.001

y h.acc.max 3.069 6.248 1.240 1.913 15.00 <.001

y.acc.min -1.471 -6.182 0.788 2.415 0.000 <.001

y.acc.mean 0.668 0.018 0.513 0.690 45.00 .005

RVi.acc.max 7.065 8.972 2.233 2.506 58.00 .025

RV.acc.mean 2.975 4.215 1.063 0.964 44.00 .005
St-Si (m/s2).

y.acc.max 3.567 6.200 2.028 1.752 26.50 <.001

y.acc.min -2.950 -9.003 2.441 4.334 14.00 <.001

z j.acc.max 5.830 3.834 2.170 2.682 62.00 .038

z.acc.min -3.770 -6.645 1.928 2.374 35.00 <.001

z.acc.mean 0.874 -1.611 1.672 1.701 36.00 .002

RV.acc.max 7.213 10.652 2.566 3.501 41.00 .003

RV.acc.min 0.364 0.808 0.255 0.479 38.00 .002

RV.acc.mean 3.188 4.263 0.708 1.048 45.00 .005

aU=U-Mann-Whitney

bm=meters

cs=second

d x=x-axis

eacc=acceleration

fmax=maximum

gmin=minimum

h y=y-axis

iRV=resultant vector

j z=z-axis