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. 2023 Jan 25;2(1):e0000171. doi: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000171

Table 2. Correlation and agreement between step counts derived from Fitbit and Actigraph.

Comparison r [95% CI] CCC [95% CI]
Scripted tasks
Manual vs Act(Stand)a 0.97 [0.77–0.99] 0.68 [0.37–0.82]
Manual vs Act(LFE)a 0.98 [0.78–0.99] 0.73 [0.13–0.84]
Act(Stand) vs Act(LFE)a 0.97 [0.85–0.99] 0.60 [0.06–0.76]
Fitbit vs. Manual 0.92 [0.63–0.98] 0.66 [0.14–0.80]
Fitbit vs. Act(Stand) 0.92 [0.65–0.97] 0.55 [0.08–0.72]
Fitbit vs. Act(LFE) 0.93 [0.65–0.98] 0.65 [0.24–0.77]
Free living, Epoch level
Act(Stand) vs Act(LFE) a 0.27 [0.24–0.30] 0.03 [0.02–0.04]
Fitbit vs. Act(Stand) 0.22 [0.19–0.25] 0.04 [0.03–0.05]
Fitbit vs. Act(LFE) 0.22 [0.19–0.25] 0.03 [0.02–0.05]
Free living, Daily level
Act(Stand) vs Act(LFE) a 0.88 [0.84–0.91] 0.15 [0.11–0.20]
Fitbit vs. Act(LFE) 0.82 [0.78–0.87] 0.33 [0.22–0.43]
Fitbit vs. Act(Stand) 0.80 [0.75–0.85] 0.44 [0.32–0.57]
Free living, Average level
Act(Stand) vs Act(LFE) a 0.89 [0.78–0.94] 0.27 [0.16–0.37]
Fitbit vs. Act(LFE) 0.86 [0.74–0.93] 0.50 [0.34–0.63]
Fitbit vs. Act(Stand) 0.82 [0.67–0.90] 0.65 [0.47–0.77]

a Comparison between two criterion measures

Act: Actigraph; Stand: Standard; LFE: Low frequency extension; r: Pearson correlation coefficient; CI: confidence interval; CCC: Lin’s Concordance correlation coefficient