Table 3.
Characteristics of activPAL use and outcomes measured of included studies
| Author | activPAL Placement | activPAL Instructed Wear Time | Actual Wear Time | activPAL Outcomes Reported Per Day* |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steps | Time Spent Walking | No. of Sit to Stand Transitions | Sedentary Time | Other Outcomes | |||||
| Gale et al38 | Anterior of dominant thigh | 7 d, 24 h/d | NR | Steps completed: Median: 6509 IQR: 4945-8662 |
NR | Median: 43.2 IQR: 35.3-51.2 |
62.8%±10.4% of waking time | - | |
| Gale et al39 | Anterior of dominant thigh | 7 d, 24 h/d | NR | Steps completed: Median: 6539 IQR: 4951-8761 |
NR | Median: 43.1 IQR: 35.3-51.4 |
62.5%±10.4% of waking time | - | |
| Gennuso et al37 | Midline front thigh | All waking hours except during situations where they might get wet | NR | NR | NR | NR | Male:† 9.6 (8.7-11.1) h Female:† 9.3 (7.9-10.3) h |
Sedentary breaks per day:† Male: 45.5 (31.9-52.7) Female: 52.0 (41.2-61.3) Sedentary break length (min): Male: 12.7 (10.7-16.0) Female: 10.7 (8.7-13.4) |
|
| Klenk et al40 | Thigh | 7 d, 24 h/d | 95% had ≥5 d measured | NR | 104.0±40.3 min | NR | 1060.1±109.5 min | - | |
| Klenk et al41 | Thigh | 7 d, 24 h/d | 91.2% had ≥5 d measured | NR | Reported time (min) spent walking by day of the week Monday: 104.2±48.3 Tuesday: 105.8±49.5 Wednesday: 108.3±49.0 Thursday: 108.1±49.9 Friday: 105.2±47.8 Saturday: 104.4±49.8 Sunday: 92.5±49.5 |
NR | NR | - | |
| Lord et al43 | Thigh, fitted on the second visit | 7 d, 24 h/d | NR | Steps completed: 6343.2±2807.1 Range: 864.8- 15,847.1 steps |
80.9±31.4 min Range: 12.2- 173.6 min *Walking time also reported in quartiles |
Mean: 39.0±10.7 Range: 10.0-63.4 |
747.3±116.5 min Range: 340.2-971.6 min *Sedentary time also reported in quartiles |
Upright time: 250.9±103.7 min/d Range: 94.1-666.5 min/d Activity intensity: 25.6±1.1 METs/d Range: 23.1-29.6 |
|
| Reid et al42 | Anterior midline of right thigh | 7 d, 24 h/d | NR | NR | Reported time (h) Total sample: 1.8±0.6 Male: 1.9±0.6 Female: 1.8±0.6 |
No. completed: Total sample: 47.8±12.4 Male: 47.7±12.4 Female: 47.8±12.4 |
Hours: Total sample: 9.7±1.8 Male: 9.9±1.9 Female: 9.6±1.8 |
- | |
Abbreviation: NR: not reported.
⁎
Reported as mean ± SD unless otherwise noted.
†
Expressed as median (25%-75 %).