Systems and WBANs for Controlling Obesity

Table 5

Comparison of health-oriented WBAN solutions for obesity control.

No.	Paper	Fining	Number of sensor(s)	Communication technology	Sensor node	Year
1	[62]	Reducing sedentary behavior (lying down, sitting, and standing) and promoting physical activity in overweight; Hispanic adolescents	Three types of sensors ACC, ECG, and OX and GPS	3G, EDGE, and Wi-Fi for three transmission phases	Nokia N95 mobile	2012
2	[63]	Monitore body motion, calculate calories burned, and provide intelligent suggestions	ACC	IEEE 802.15.4 standard for communication	iMote2	2014
3	[64]	Monitor user activity and health status	ACC	ZigBee	Telos	2005
4	[86]	Monitor user activity and heart rate	ACC and ECG	—	Tmote sky	2006
5	[66]	Able to epidemic source tracing	Mobile phone sensors	Bluetooth	—	2013
6	[67]	Encourage self-monitoring of daily dietary intake, PA, calories, and fat grams consumed	ACC, thermometer	Bluetooth	Mobile (Motorola)	2012
7	[65]	Vital signs monitoring	Applicable for any off-the-shelf sensors	ZigBee (IEEE 802.15.4) or Bluetooth (IEEE 802.15.1)	Tmote sky	2005
8	[68]	Health parameter control and disease risk assessment	It is a platform for integrating and combining signals from sensors	—	Smartphone	2013