| WHO | World Health Organization; |
| FAP | fixed activity protocol; |
| SFP | simulated free-living protocol; |
| MOX | MOX Activity Logger; |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; |
| ADL | activities of daily living; |
| NA | noise acceleration; |
| BA | body acceleration; |
| GA | gravitational acceleration; |
| SMA | signal magnitude area; |
| cps | counts per second; |
| CI | confidence interval; |
| PE | percentage error; |
| APE | absolute percentage error; |
| ICC | intraclass correlation; |
| WS | window size; |
| PA Th | physical activity threshold; |
| SO Th | sensor orientation threshold. |