Influence of number of days and valid hours using accelerometry on the estimates of physical activity level in preschool children from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

A few studies have proposed the number of hours/day and the number of days of monitoring that should be completed to obtain good quality accelerometry data for preschool children. The aim of this study was to analyze how the estimates of physical activity levels and sample profiles (demographic and...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rodrigo Antunes Lima, Simone Storino Honda Barros, Crivaldo Gomes Cardoso Júnior, Gustavo Silva, José Cazuza Farias Júnior, Lars Bo Andersen, Mauro Virgilio Gomes Barros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2014-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano
Subjects:
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/30300