Table 4.
Comparison of performance (F1-score) of various sensor combinations for eating episode detection. The proximity sensor is used for segmenting the chewing sequences, and various sensor combinations subsequently detect the eating episodes. One-way repeated measures ANOVA determined that the mean F1-score differed significantly between the four sensor combinations.
| Sensor(s) used | Exploratory Study | Free-Living Study |
|---|---|---|
| Proximity only (ref) | 73.4% | 66.4% |
| Proximity + IMU* | 81.5% | 78.7% |
| Proximity + ambient light | 72.7% | 70.3% |
| All Sensors* | 81.6% | 77.1% |
Post hoc analyses with Bonferroni correction show statistically significant improvement of Proximity+IMU and All Sensors over Proximity only at the P<.05 level.