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. 2021 Sep 23;11(10):2779. doi: 10.3390/ani11102779

Table 10.

Meta-analysis results of diagnostic accuracy of feeding and activity behavior variables from wearable sensors.

Diagnostic Accuracy 1,2
Sensitivity Specificity Accuracy Precision
Variable Study No. n % (95% CI) Study No. n % (95% CI) Study No. n %(95% CI) Study No. n % (95% CI)
Feeding behavior
Eating time 10 220 84.9 (70.0–92.7) 9 210 96.3 (91.7–98.4) 7 184 90.8 (86.3–93.9) 9 210 87.3 (72.9–94.3)
Ruminating time 9 205 92.2 (85.6–95.9) 8 195 95.4 (91.0–97.7) 6 169 93.9 (91.0–95.1) 8 195 87.0 (77.7–92.5)
Drinking time 4 149 21.9 (5.5–37.1) 4 149 99.9 (99.7–100) 4 149 98.8 (98.0–99.3) 4 149 30.8 (15.0–45.1)
Activity behavior
Lying time 5 53 99.8 (98.2–100) 5 53 99.9 (99.6–100) - - - 4 44 99.9 (96.6–100)
Standing time 4 38 95.3 (87.9–98.2) 4 38 98.3 (94.7–99.4) - - - 3 29 97.9 (86.7–99.7)
Walking time 5 48 33.8 (1.1–60.0) 5 48 98.0 (96.0–99.0) - - - 4 39 26.6 (10.5–57.1)
Active time 3 134 93.1 (90.3–95.1) 3 134 93.4 (90.8–95.3) 3 134 93.4 (90.7–95.3) 3 134 89.9 (85.7–92.9)
Inactive time 3 28 59.2 (22.7–81.1) 3 28 98.2 (95.6–99.3) - - - 3 28 89.3 (75.7–95.5)

1 Study No.: number of studies; evaluation results analyzed under different conditions within the same article are counted as individual studies. 2 n, sample size; number of animals.