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. 2020 Aug 12;12:47. doi: 10.1186/s13102-020-00196-7

Table 4.

Mixed effect regression models and resultant inactivity and MVPA intensity thresholds for SVM and MAD

Coefficient (95% CI) Constant (95%CI) Inactivity Threshold (< 1.5 METs) (mg) (95% CI)† MVPA Threshold (≥3.0 METs) (mg) (95% CI)†
SVM
Right wrist
  All patients (n = 21, obs = 168) 17.9 (15.4 to 20.5)*** −8.3 (−14.2 to −2.3)** 18.6 (8.8 to 28.4) 45.5 (31.9 to 59.1)
  Excluded aided walking activity data‡ (n = 21, obs = 159) 20.2 (17.6 to 22.9)*** −11.7 (− 17.6 to −5.9)*** 18.6 (8.7 to 28.5) 49.0 (35.1 to 62.9)
  Excluded aided walking activity data and washing up activity data §(n = 21, obs = 138) 19.8 (17.7 to 22.0)*** −16.4 (− 19.9 to − 13.0)*** 13.3 (6.7 to 19.9) 43.1 (33.3 to 52.9)
Left wrist
 All patients (n = 20, obs = 160) 18.0 (15.5 to 20.5)*** −10.3 (− 15.4 to −5.2)*** 16.7 (7.8 to 25.6) 43.6 (38.5 to 56.3)
 Excluded aided walking activity data‡ (n = 20, obs = 151) 20.1 (17.7 to 22.5)*** −13.2 (− 18.2 to −8.2)*** 16.9 (8.3 to 25.5) 47.0 (34.8 to 59.2)
 Excluded aided walking activity data and washing up activity data § (n = 20, obs = 131) 19.9 (17.6 to 22.2)*** −15.5 (− 19.6 to − 11.5)*** 14.4 (6.8 to 21.85) 44.3 (33.2to 55.2)
Waist
 All patients (n = 21, obs = 168) 22.0 (18.3 to 25.7)*** −25.4 (−30.5 to − 20.2)*** 7.6 (−3.1 to 18.4) 40.6 (24.3 to 57.0)
 Excluded aided walking activity data‡ (n = 20, obs = 159) 22.9 (19.6 to 26.2)*** −26.6 (−31.7 to − 21.5)*** 7.7 (− 2.3 to 17.8) 42.0 (27.1 to 57.0)
 Excluded aided walking activity data and washing up activity data § (n = 21, obs = 138) 24.0 (20.2 to 27.9)*** −24.9 (− 29.5 to − 20.4)*** 11.1 (0.78 to 21.49) 47.2 (31.0 to 63.32)
MAD
Right wrist
  All patients (n = 21, obs = 168) 5.3 (2.5 to 8.0)*** 10.4 (3.1 to 17.8)** 18.3 (6.9 to 29.7) 26.2 (10.7 to 41.7)
 Excluded aided walking activity data‡ (n = 21, obs = 159) 7.4 (4.5 to 10.3)*** 7.3 (−0.1 to 14.6) 18.4 (6.6 to 30.1) 29.5 (13.4 to 45.6)
  Excluded aided walking activity data and washing up activity data § (n = 21, obs = 138) 7.0 (4.2 to 9.8)*** 3.7 (−2.6 to 10.0) 14.2 (3.6 to 24.8) 24.7 (9.9 to 39.5)
Left wrist
 All patients (n = 20, obs = 160) 2.8 (0.3 to 5.2)* 14.6 (7.5 to 21.7)*** 18.7 (7.9 to 29.5) 22.8 (8.3 to 37.3)
 Excluded aided walking activity data‡ (n = 20, obs = 151) 3.7 (1.0 to 6.3)** 13.3 (6.1 to 20.5)*** 18.8 (7.6 to 29.9) 24.2 (9.1 to 39.4)
 Excluded aided walking activity data and washing up activity data § (n = 20, obs = 131) 3.5 (0.8 to 6.2)* 10.1 (3.2 to 17.0)** 15.4 (4.4 to 26.3) 20.7 (5.7 to 35.6)
Waist
 All patients (n = 21, obs = 168) 0.9 (0.7 to 1.2)*** −0.5 (−0.9 to 0.0) 1.0 (0.2 to 1.7) 2.4 (1.3 to 3.5)
 Excluded aided walking activity data‡ (n = 21, obs = 159) 1.0 (0.8 to 1.2)*** −0.6 (−1.1 to − 0.1)* 1.0 (0.2 to 1.8) 2.5 (1.4 to 3.6)
 Excluded aided walking activity data and washing up activity data § (n = 21, obs = 138) 1.1 (0.8 to 1.3)*** −0.6 (−1.0 to − 0.2)** 1.0 (0.3 to 1.7) 2.6 (1.5 to 3.6)

MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, SVM sum of vector magnitudes, MAD mean amplitude deviation, METS metabolic equivalents

95% CI calculated using upper and lower bounds of coefficient and constant in formula.

* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001

‡ Excluded walking activity data for n = 3 patients using walking aids.

§ Excluded walking activity data for n = 3 patients using walking aids and all washing up activity data