Research Article

Utility of Accelerometers to Measure Physical Activity in Children Attending an Obesity Treatment Intervention

Table 2

Children’s Activity from their diary that is likely to be partially or wholly unmonitored by the Uniaxial Accelerometer.

Baseline ( with diaries)End-of-programme ( with diaries)9-month follow-up ( with diaries)

Cycling
 1 day2 children1 child4 children
 2 days2 children
 3 days2 children1 child
 4 days1 child
 5 days1 child
 6 days
 7 days1 child1 child
Scooter Riding(non-motorised)
 1 day2 children1 child
 2 days3 children1 child
 3 days1 child
Roller Blading/ Ice skating
 1 day2 children1 child
Swimming
 1 day5 children3 children8 children
 5 days1 child

Episodes of partially or wholly461824
“Unmonitored” Activity