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Table 1 Most commonly used accelerometer cut-points, scaled to 60-second epochs

From: Adherence to the World Health Organization’s physical activity recommendation in preschool-aged children: a systematic review and meta-analysis of accelerometer studies

Cut-point

k

Location

Accelerometer

TPA cut-point (CPM)

MVPA cut-point (CPM)

Total Physical Activity

     

Butte et al., 2014 (Vector Magnitude) [87]

2

Hip

ActiGraph

≥ 820

-

Evenson et al., 2008 [88]

6

Hip

ActiGraph

> 100

-

Pate et al., 2006 [89]

5

Hip

ActiGraph

≥ 800

-

Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity

     

Butte et al., 2014 (Vector Magnitude) [87]

2

Hip

ActiGraph

-

≥ 3908

Evenson et al., 2008 [88]

5

Hip

ActiGraph

-

> 2295

Pate et al., 2006 [89]

14

Hip

ActiGraph

-

≥ 1680

Pfeiffer et al., 2006 [90]

3

Hip

Actical

-

≥ 2860

Puyau et al., 2002 [91]

2

Hip

ActiGraph

-

≥ 3200

Sirard et al., 2005 [92]

3

Hip

ActiGraph

-

3 years old

≥ 2460

4 years old

≥ 3248

5 years old

≥ 3564

Overall Physical Activity Recommendation

     

Butte et al., 2014 (Vector Magnitude) [87]

3

Hip

ActiGraph

≥ 820

≥ 3908

Janssen et al., 2013 [93]

6

Hip

ActiGraph

> 100

≥ 1680

Janssen et al., 2014 [94]

2

Thigh

activPAL

Stepping

≥ 5672

Pate et al., 2006 [89]

7

Hip

ActiGraph

≥ 800

≥ 1680

  1. CPM = Counts per minute, k = number of studies employing cut-point