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. 2015 Sep 5;2:750–756. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2015.08.021

Table 2.

Mean and median hip-worn accelerometer results for the vertical axis and vector magnitude by activity; WHI OPACH Calibration Study, 2013.

Vertical axis in counts/15 s
Vector magnitude in counts/15 s
Physical activity in order of visit N Normal filter
Low frequency extension filter
Normal filter
Low frequency extension filter
Mean (SD) Median (IQR) Mean (SD) Median (IQR) Mean (SD) Median (IQR) Mean (SD) Median (IQR)
Watch DVD 200 0.8 (1.9) 0.0 (0.0, 0.7) 1.3 (2.5) 0.1 (0.0, 1.5) 5.8 (8.2) 2.7 (0.0, 9.2) 7.3 (9.5) 4.1 (0.3, 11.4)
Wash and dry dishes 200 7.2 (12.9) 2.6 (0.2, 8.3) 12.1 (17.5) 5.9 (1.9, 15.0) 60.5 (50.0) 48.6 (25.2, 81.7) 85.7 (58.6) 75.0 (42.2, 112.8)
Laundry while standing 200 21.2 (33.2) 9.1 (3.4, 23.9) 34.2 (42.0) 17.9 (9.0, 41.8) 161.2 (91.5) 135.5 (95.6, 222.0) 206.0 (100.4) 181.3 (132.4, 273.8)
400 meter walk 195 427.3 (178.1) 429.3 (300.7, 540.3) 466.2 (172.0) 464.0 (339.9, 573.8) 654.5 (220.9) 636.8 (518.3, 799.4) 720.5 (215.4) 708.1 (587.5, 851.9)
Assemble puzzle 199 6.1 (14.2) 0.7 (0.0, 3.9) 10.3 (20.1) 2.2 (0.3, 8.6) 30.6 (32.7) 18.8 (9.0, 37.9) 46.3 (40.9) 33.1 (17.5, 57.6)
Mopping 199 82.4 (105.7) 50.5 (19.4, 114.8) 112.0 (111.3) 82.1 (41.9, 154.6) 405.3 (188.6) 365.9 (277.3, 503.4) 465.8 (186.6) 430.0 (343.8, 567.1)
Treadmill (1.5 mph) 174 140.3 (118.7) 111.7 (60.7, 174.6) 190.8 (117.6) 171.1 (115.1, 230.3) 351.0 (203.6) 303.9 (224.7, 419.8) 428.6 (196.6) 382.6 (308.5, 494.1)
Treadmill (2.0 mph) 56 255.2 (166.7) 220.2 (159.1, 311.6) 297.6 (154.0) 264.8 (218.4, 346.7) 450.2 (246.6) 392.2 (299.6, 529.7) 519.3 (235.7) 467.6 (384.4, 591.5)
Treadmill (2.5 mph) 91 416.2 (135.7) 419.0 (315.8, 512.2) 457.7 (129.1) 460.6 (370.3, 550.7) 617.3 (161.8) 613.8 (506.3, 708.0) 686.5 (158.4) 687.2 (577.3, 770.5)

IQR: interquartile range; mph: miles per hour; SD: standard deviation.

Accelerometer data are averaged for each woman and then averaged for the sample.