Validation of Physical Activity Monitors in Individuals with Diabetes: Energy Expenditure Estimation by the Multisensor SenseWear Armband Pro3 and the Step Counter Omron HJ-720 Against Indirect Calorimetry During Walking

摘要

BackgroundThe purpose of this study is to test the agreement between energy expenditure estimate of the SenseWear^® Armband Pro3 (SWA) (BodyMedia, Pittsburgh, PA) and the Omron HJ-720 (Omron Healthcare, Kyoto, Japan) step counter with indirect calorimetry (IC) as a gold standard in older individuals with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus while walking on a treadmill.