Table 3 Characteristics of studies included in the systematic review (listed by author's last name and publication year)
From: Systematic review of the validity and reliability of consumer-wearable activity trackers
Author (year) | Location of lab or recruitment area | Sample size (for validity and reliability studies) | Mean age (SD), range | Mean body mass index (SD), range in kilograms/ meters squared | Data collection year(s) | Inclusion criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adam Noah (2013) [29] | Northeastern university, US | 16 and 23 (V and R) | 26.7 (7.6) | Not reported | 2011-2012 | Apparently healthy participants, had to participate in moderate to vigorous physical activity based on the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (> = 150 minutes/week of moderate intensity or > =75 minutes/week of vigorous intensity) |
Bai (2015) [45] | Ames, Iowa, US | 52 (V) | 18–65 | 24.0, 17.6–39.9 | 2014 | Apparently healthy adults with no major surgeries in the past year |
Case (2015) [30] | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | 14 (V) | 28.1 (6.2) | 22.7 (1.5) | 2014 | Apparently healthy adults |
Dannecker (2013) [31] | Fort Collins and Denver, Colorado, US | 19 (V) | 26.9 (6.6) | 25.1 (4.6) | 2010 | Apparently healthy adults, inactive to moderately active (<6Â hours/week of exercise) |
de Zambotti (2015a) [47] | San Francisco, California, US | 28 (V) | 50.1 (3.9) | 24.6 (3.6) | 2014–2015 | Perimenopausal women |
de Zambotti (2015b) [48] | San Francisco, California, US | 65 (V) | 15.8 (2.5) | 21.2 (3.5) | 2014 | Apparently healthy without sleep disorders |
Diaz (2015) [15] | New York City, New York, US | 23 (V and R) | 20–54 | 19.6–29.9 | 2013–2014 | Apparently healthy |
Dontje (2015)[32] | Groningen, The Netherlands | 1 (R) | 46 | Not reported | 2012 | Not reported |
Ferguson (2015) [33] | Adelaide, South Australia | 21 (V) | 32.8 (10.2), 20–59 | 27.3 (3.2) male; 25.5 (5.2) female | 2013 | Apparently healthy |
Gusmer (2014) [34] | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | 32 (V) | 21.1 (1.7), 18–29 | Not reported | 2012 | Apparently healthy |
Lauritzen (2013) [23] | Seville, Spain | 6 (V) | 35.3 (6.5), 24–45 | Not reported | not reported | Not reporting on sample with reduced mobility and no results on older sample with normal mobility |
Lee (2014) [35] | Ames, Iowa, US | 60 (V) | 24.2 (4.7) female; 28.6 (6.4) male | 24.3 (2.6), 19.528.0 male; 21.8 (2.7), 18.1–31.2 female | 2013 | No major disease and nonsmokers |
Mammen (2012) [36] | Toronto, Canada | 10 (V)and 1 (R) | 23.0 (1.2), 20–25 | 21.4 (1.9) | 2011–2012 | Healthy young adults |
Meltzer (2015) [37] | Birmingham, Alabama, US | 63 (V) and 9 (R) | 9.7 (4.6), 3–17 | Not reported | 2012–2013 | Sample referred to clinic for sleep disordered breathing; results of polysomnography indicated: 61 % none, 23 % mild, 16 % moderate to severe |
Montgomery-Downs (2012) [38] | Morgantown, West Virginia, US | 24 (V) and 3 (R) | 26.1, 19–41 | Not reported | 2010 | Healthy adults, no sleep disorders |
Sasaki (2015) [39] | Amherst, Massachusetts, US | 20 (V) | 24.1 (4.5) | 23.9 (2.9) | 2011–2012 | Apparently healthy |
Simpson (2015) [46] | Vancouver, Canada | 42 (V) | 73 (6.9) | 26.1 (4.6) | 2014 | > = 65 years, able to walk unassisted |
Stackpool (2014) [40] | LaCrosse, Wisconsin, US | 20 (V) | 18–44 | Not reported | 2013 | Healthy volunteers; all were recreationally active (2–5 hours/week) |
Stahl (2014) [41] | Morgantown, West Virginia, US | 10 (V) | 63.8 (3.2), 60–68 | 24.5 (4.2) | 2011 | None noted; on average participants reported 3 chronic health conditions, no functional limitations, and rated their health as "good" |
Storm (2015) [42] | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 16 (V) | 28.9 (2.7) | 23.5 (2.3) | 2013 | No reported impairment or morbidity that could interfere with physical activity assessment |
Takacs (2014) [43] | Vancouver, Canada | 30 (V and R) | 29.6 (5.7) | 22.7 (3.0) | 2013 | Able to walk on a treadmill for 30Â min; no neurological, cognitive or musculoskeletal disorders |
Tully (2014) [44] | Belfast, Northern Ireland | 42 (V) | 43 | Not reported | 2013 | Apparently healthy staff of Queen's University Belfast |