Table 4 Overview multisensor activity monitors used in validation papers
From: Validity of activity monitors in health and chronic disease: a systematic review
Name | Manufacturer | Field(F)/Lab(L) + reference | Size (l x w x h) and (weight) | Placement | Cost | Epoch length | Data storage | Outcomes (measured) | Outcomes (calculated) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAMS (Physical Activity Monitoring System) | ICSensors 3031–010, Druck, The Netherlands | L [118] | 5,0 x 3,0 x 0,8 cm (Tracmor, 16 g) + 4 tilt sensors (total weight = 1,3 kg) | lower back (Tracmor) + lateral aspect of the trunk and to the lateral aspect of the mid-thigh (sensors) | NA | NA | NA | voltage units | body position (lying, sitting, standing) |
Actireg | Premed AS, Oslo, Norway | 8.5 x 4.5 x 1.5 cm (60 g) | waist (storage unit) + chest and right thigh (sensors) | €440 (device) + €380 (software) | 1 s to 1 min | 30 days | body position and movement | Activity intensity level, EE | |
Vitaport (+ 4 uniaxial accelerometers (ADXL202)) | University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany (Vitaport)/Analog devices, Breda, The Netherlands (Uniaxial accelerometers) | L [121] | 1.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm (uniaxial accelerometer, 8 g)/6 x 11 x 3 cm (Vitaport, data recorder, 500 g) | 4 sensors: 2 on skin of the ventral side of each thigh, 2 on the skin of the sternum,) | € 15.000 | 1 s to 1 min | 3 days | acceleration units | motility legs, motility trunk, motility body |
Sensewear Pro Armband (formerly Healthwear Armband) | Bodymedia, Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 8.8 x 5.6 x 2.1 cm (82 g) | Upper right arm at triceps (midhumerus point) | €800 (device) + €1597 (software) | 1 min | 14 days | Steps, activity intensity level | EE | |
SenseWear Mini Armband | Bodymedia, Pittsburgh, PA, USA | F [124] | NA | Upper left arm at triceps (midhumerus point) | €722 (device) + €1597 (software) | 1 s to 1 min | 28 days | Steps, activity intensity level | EE |
Actiheart | Mini Mitter Sunriver, OR, USA | 0.5 x 1.1 x 2.2 cm (clip) + 10 cm (wire) (10 g) | 3th intercostals space (clip) + 2 ECG electrodes (chest) | €1330 | 15 s to 1 min | 11 days (1 min epochs) | Acceleration HR, HR variability, ECG amplitude | EE | |
Ikcal | Teltronic AG, Biberist, Switzerland | L [46] | NA | Chest (elastic belt around the sternum) | NA | NA | NA | Acceleration, HR | EE |
Multi-sensor board | Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, USA | L [111] | 25 g | Hip | NA | 1 s to 1 min | NA | Steps, activity intensity level, different body positions | EE |
IDEEA (Intelligent Device for Energy Expenditure and Activity) | MiniSun, LLC, Fresno, CA, USA | 7 x 5.4 x 1.7 cm (59 g) (recorder) + 1.8 x 1.5 x 0.3 cm (2 g) (sensor) | Waist (processing unit) + sole of both feet, both thighs and chest (sensors) | NA | 1 s to 1 min | 7 days | Activity code, speed, distance, power output | EE |