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. 2019 Apr 26;26(11):1412–1420. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocz043

Table 3.

Geolocation concepts and derived digital biomarkers

Geolocation Concepts and Derived Digital Biomarkers
Data Reference(s)
Concept Digital Biomarker
Mobility Distance traveled 8 (44) 56 , 58–60 , 62 , 63 , 65 , 67
Number of changes in GSM cell ids 4 (22) 53–55 , 58
Standard deviation of distances 3 (17) 60 , 63 , 65
Maximum displacement from primary location 2 (11) 63 , 65
Total number of cells visited 1 (6) 53
Mobility ratea 1 (6) 53
Maximum distance between locations 1 (6) 63
Maximum distance from home 1 (6) 60
Locations Locations visited 8 (44) 51 , 52 , 56 , 57 , 59–61 , 67
Time spent at prespecified locations 7 (39) 59 , 60 , 62–65 , 68
Time spent outdoors 2 (11) 66 , 67
Regularity Location entropy 4 (22) 59 , 60 , 63 , 65
Locational routine indexb 1 (6) 60 , 63
Diurnal movements indexesc 1 (6) 59
Activities Out-of-home activitiesd 1 (6) 57

Values are n (%).

a

Calculated as number of changes in cell ids/total number of cells visited.

b

Locational routine index over 7 days to quantify the degree of repetition in terms of places visited with respect to the time of day over a specific period of time.

c

A measure of daily regularity quantified using the Lomb–Scargle periodogram to determine the power in frequencies with wavelengths around 24 hours.

d

Inferring different types of daily activities (eg, employment, shopping, sports, social activities, recreational activities, other).