Physical activity

MG Markus Gerber
FC Flora Colledge
DQ Dominique de Quervain
KF Konstantinia Filippou
EH Elsa Havas
FK Florian Knappe
SL Sebastian Ludyga
MM Marianne Meier
IM Ioannis D. Morres
AP Alexandros Panagos
UP Uwe Pühse
KR Karim Ramadan
HS Harald Seelig
YT Yannis Theodorakis
RK Roland von Känel
AH Antonis Hatzigeorgiadis
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Physical activity will be measured objectively with a light triaxial accelerometer device (ActiGraph® wGT3X-BT) for seven consecutive days. Evidence for the validity and reliability of this device has been published previously [88]. Participants will be instructed to wear the accelerometer around the hip. Data will be recorded at a sample rate of 30 Hertz (Hz). Analysis will be performed with ActiLife software (version 6.13.2) using raw data set to 10-s epochs. Non-wear time will be determined using the algorithm defined by Troiano [89]. Participants’ data will be considered valid if the accelerometer was worn for at least 10 h a day, on four weekdays and one weekend day [90]. Using the cut-points for adults [91], we will consider time spent sedentary, and in light, moderate and vigorous physical activities [92].

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