Table 3. Mean (Standard Error) Mean Amplitude Deviation (MAD (measured in milligravity units)) values for each activity stratified by accelerometer brand and monitor placement.
ActiGraph GT3X+ (Hip) | GENEActiv (Hip) | ||
Activity | Mean (Standard Error) MAD † | Mean (Standard Error) MAD † | p-value ‡ |
Sedentary Behaviours | 1.2 (0.1) | 9.1 (0.8) | <0.001 |
Standing Still | 1.8 (0.3) | 7.3 (0.8) | <0.001 |
Washing Pots | 6.9 (0.8) | 13.9 (3.7) | 0.071 |
Dusting | 29.3 (2.3) | 32.8 (2.7) | 0.318 |
Sweeping Floor | 37.4 (3.1) | 44.2 (4.5) | 0.224 |
Self-Paced Free-Living Walk | 119.3 (6.3) | 127.3 (6.1) | 0.362 |
ActiGraph GT3X+ (Wrist) | GENEActiv (Wrist) | ||
Activity | Mean (Standard Error) MAD † | Mean (Standard Error) MAD † | p-value ‡ |
Sedentary Behaviours | 6.7 (0.5) | 12.7 (0.4) | <0.001 |
Standing Still | 7.5 (1.1) | 11.3 (1.0) | 0.012 |
Washing Pots | 100.2 (8.3) | 102.6 (9.8) | 0.855 |
Dusting | 84.2 (6.6) | 86.2 (6.5) | 0.826 |
Sweeping Floor | 174.3 (10.4) | 173.0 (10.1) | 0.928 |
Self-Paced Free-Living Walk | 151.5 (6.2) | 151.6 (6.3) | 0.998 |
Sedentary behaviours = any form of lying plus any form of sitting (activities 1 to 11)
† Mean Amplitude Deviation (MAD) measured in milligravity units
‡ Unpaired t-tests