Concurrent and discriminant validity of ActiGraph waist and wrist cut-points to measure sedentary behaviour, activity level, and posture in office work

Kuster, Roman P.; Hagströmer, Maria; Baumgartner, Daniel; Grooten, Wilhelmus J. A.

doi:10.1186/s12889-021-10387-7

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dc.contributor.author	Kuster, Roman P.	-
dc.contributor.author	Hagströmer, Maria	-
dc.contributor.author	Baumgartner, Daniel	-
dc.contributor.author	Grooten, Wilhelmus J. A.	-
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-28T13:31:20Z	-
dc.date.available	2022-10-28T13:31:20Z	-
dc.date.issued	2021	-
dc.identifier.issn	1471-2458	de_CH
dc.identifier.uri	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/25902	-
dc.description.abstract	Background: Sedentary Behaviour (SB) gets an increasing attention from ergonomics and public health due to its associated detrimental health effects. A large number of studies record SB with ActiGraph counts-per-minute cut-points, but we still lack valid information about what the cut-points tell us about office work. This study therefore analysed the concurrent and discriminant validity of commonly used cut-points to measure SB, activity level, and posture. Methods: Thirty office workers completed four office tasks at three workplaces (conventional chair, activity-promoting chair, and standing desk) while wearing two ActiGraphs (waist and wrist). Indirect calorimetry and prescribed posture served as reference criteria. Generalized Estimation Equations analysed workplace and task effects on the activity level and counts-per-minute, and kappa statistics and ROC curves analysed the cut-point validity. Results: The activity-promoting chair (p < 0.001, ES ≥ 0.66) but not the standing desk (p = 1.0) increased the activity level, and both these workplaces increased the waist (p ≤ 0.003, ES ≥ 0.63) but not the wrist counts-per-minute (p = 0.74) compared to the conventional chair. The concurrent and discriminant validity was higher for activity level (kappa: 0.52–0.56 and 0.38–0.45, respectively) than for SB and posture (kappa ≤0.35 and ≤ 0.19, respectively). Furthermore, the discriminant validity for activity level was higher for task effects (kappa: 0.42–0.48) than for workplace effects (0.13–0.24). Conclusions: ActiGraph counts-per-minute for waist and wrist placement were – independently of the chosen cut-point – a measure for activity level and not for SB or posture, and the cut-points performed better to detect task effects than workplace effects. Waist cut-points were most valid to measure the activity level in conventional seated office work, but they showed severe limitations for sit-stand desks. None of the placements was valid to detect the increased activity on the activity-promoting chair. Caution should therefore be paid when analysing the effect of workplace interventions on activity level with ActiGraph waist and wrist cut-points.	de_CH
dc.language.iso	en	de_CH
dc.publisher	BioMed Central	de_CH
dc.relation.ispartof	BMC Public Health	de_CH
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	de_CH
dc.subject	Activity-promoting chair	de_CH
dc.subject	Agreement	de_CH
dc.subject	Counts-per-minute	de_CH
dc.subject	Kappa	de_CH
dc.subject	Physical activity	de_CH
dc.subject	ROC curve	de_CH
dc.subject	Sit-stand desk	de_CH
dc.subject	Workplace intervention	de_CH
dc.subject.ddc	331: Arbeitsökonomie	de_CH
dc.subject.ddc	613: Persönliche Gesundheit	de_CH
dc.title	Concurrent and discriminant validity of ActiGraph waist and wrist cut-points to measure sedentary behaviour, activity level, and posture in office work	de_CH
dc.type	Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift	de_CH
dcterms.type	Text	de_CH
zhaw.departement	School of Engineering	de_CH
zhaw.organisationalunit	Institut für Mechanische Systeme (IMES)	de_CH
dc.identifier.doi	10.1186/s12889-021-10387-7	de_CH
dc.identifier.doi	10.21256/zhaw-25902	-
dc.identifier.pmid	33579254	de_CH
zhaw.funding.eu	No	de_CH
zhaw.issue	345	de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhaw	Yes	de_CH
zhaw.publication.status	publishedVersion	de_CH
zhaw.volume	21	de_CH
zhaw.publication.review	Peer review (Publikation)	de_CH
zhaw.funding.snf	187637	de_CH
zhaw.author.additional	No	de_CH
zhaw.display.portrait	Yes	de_CH
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Kuster, R. P., Hagströmer, M., Baumgartner, D., & Grooten, W. J. A. (2021). Concurrent and discriminant validity of ActiGraph waist and wrist cut-points to measure sedentary behaviour, activity level, and posture in office work. BMC Public Health, 21(345). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10387-7

Kuster, R.P. et al. (2021) ‘Concurrent and discriminant validity of ActiGraph waist and wrist cut-points to measure sedentary behaviour, activity level, and posture in office work’, BMC Public Health, 21(345). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10387-7.

R. P. Kuster, M. Hagströmer, D. Baumgartner, and W. J. A. Grooten, “Concurrent and discriminant validity of ActiGraph waist and wrist cut-points to measure sedentary behaviour, activity level, and posture in office work,” BMC Public Health, vol. 21, no. 345, 2021, doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10387-7.

KUSTER, Roman P., Maria HAGSTRÖMER, Daniel BAUMGARTNER und Wilhelmus J. A. GROOTEN, 2021. Concurrent and discriminant validity of ActiGraph waist and wrist cut-points to measure sedentary behaviour, activity level, and posture in office work. BMC Public Health. 2021. Bd. 21, Nr. 345. DOI 10.1186/s12889-021-10387-7

Kuster, Roman P., Maria Hagströmer, Daniel Baumgartner, and Wilhelmus J. A. Grooten. 2021. “Concurrent and Discriminant Validity of ActiGraph Waist and Wrist Cut-Points to Measure Sedentary Behaviour, Activity Level, and Posture in Office Work.” BMC Public Health 21 (345). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10387-7.

Kuster, Roman P., et al. “Concurrent and Discriminant Validity of ActiGraph Waist and Wrist Cut-Points to Measure Sedentary Behaviour, Activity Level, and Posture in Office Work.” BMC Public Health, vol. 21, no. 345, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10387-7.