Abstract

In this study, we evaluated agreement among three generations of ActiGraphTM accelerometers in children and adolescents. Twenty-nine participants (mean age=14.2+3.0 years) completed two laboratory-based activity sessions, each lasting 60 min. During each session, participants concurrently wore three different models of the ActiGraphTM accelerometers (GT1M, GT3X, GT3X+). Agreement among the three models for vertical axis counts, vector magnitude counts, and time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical exercise (MVPA) was evaluated by calculating intraclass correlation coefficients and Bland-Altman plots. The intraclass correlation coefficient for total vertical axis counts, total vector magnitude counts, and estimated MVPA was 0.994 (95% CI=0.989–0.996), 0.981 (95% CI=0.969–0.989), and 0.996 (95% CI=0.989–0.998), respectively. Inter-monitor differences for total vertical axis and vector magnitude counts ranged from 0.3% to 1.5%, while inter-monitor differences for estimated MVPA were equal to or close to zero. On the basis of these findings, we conclude that there is strong agreement between the GT1M, GT3X, and GT3Xþ activity monitors, thus making it acceptable for researchers and practitioners to use different ActiGraphTM models within a given study. Verf.-Referat