Table 2:
Cosmed EE measures and Sensewear (SW) EE estimates in Routine 1.
| Activities | Cosmed METs Mean (SD) |
SWMETS Mean (SD) |
Cosmed –SW METs Mean (SD) | 95% Cl Mean Diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watching TV | 0.8 (0.2) | 0.9 (0.1) | −0.1 (0.2) | −0.2 to 0 |
| Reading a book | 0.8 (0.3) | 1.0 (0.3) | −0.1 (0.3) | −0.3 to 0 |
| Doing laundry | 2.7 (0.8) | 2.6 (0.6) | 0.1 (0.7) | −0.2 to 0.4 |
| Ironing | 1.9 (0.4) | 3.2 (1.0) | −1.3* (0.9) | −1.0 to −1.7 |
| Light cleaning | 2.8 (0.6) | 3.2 (0.7) | −0.4** (0.6) | −0.7 to −0.2 |
| Aerobics | 6.0 (1.3) | 5.6 (1.1) | 0.4 (1.3) | −0.1 to 1.0 |
| Rest | 0.8 (0.3) | 1.0 (0.2) | −0.1 (0.4) | −0.3 to 0 |
denotes significant difference from zero, p<0.001
denotes significant difference from zero, p<0.01