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. 2016 Oct 5;11(10):e0164045. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164045

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