Correlation between Daily Energy Expenditure and Pedometer Reading of the Day
【Supercategory：7. DESCENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Subcategory：7.11 Vol.11】
With the Progress of mechanization and civilization, physical labor is not required so much to accomplish work recently. Whereas the mechanization and civilization make a great contribution to our society since we do not have to actually make things by hands and manpower, it seems that the reduction in physical activity in daily life causes health problems lately. Research studies on the physical activity, therefore, have been frequently conducted.
In some studies a pedometer is used to estimate the amount of physical activity. However, whether or not pedometer reading indicates a reliable quantity of physical activity is not widely known. The purpose of this study is, therefore, to clarify correlation between daily energy expenditure and pedometer reading of the day in university male and female students, senior high school male and female students and junior high school boys and girls.
One hundred and sixty two university male students (mean age: 19.6 ± 1.2 yrs), 172 university female students (mean age : 19.1 ± 1.1 yrs), 222 senior high school male students (mean age : 15.9 ± 0.7 yrs), 85 senior high school female students (mean age : 15.4 ± 0.6 yrs), 121 junior high school boys (mean age : 12.3 ± 0.5 yrs) and 114 junior high school girls (mean age : 12.2 ± 0.4 yrs). Subjects in this study were, therefore, 876 in total. Daily energy expenditure of all the subjects was determined by applying a method of a time study. A pedometer was attached to the hip of the carrying individual on the belt all day long excluding sleep hours.
As results of this study, it was found that there was a significant correlation between daily energy expenditure and pedometer reading of the day in all of the age groups of this study. Daily energy expenditure value without calory expended during sleeping was also significantly correlated with pedometer reading of the day. This study also showed regression equations in predicting daily energy expenditure and the expenditure without calory expended during sleeping from pedometer reading of the day.
DESCENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Vol.11/THE DESCENTE AND ISHIMOTO MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION SPORTS SCIENCE
In some studies a pedometer is used to estimate the amount of physical activity. However, whether or not pedometer reading indicates a reliable quantity of physical activity is not widely known. The purpose of this study is, therefore, to clarify correlation between daily energy expenditure and pedometer reading of the day in university male and female students, senior high school male and female students and junior high school boys and girls.
One hundred and sixty two university male students (mean age: 19.6 ± 1.2 yrs), 172 university female students (mean age : 19.1 ± 1.1 yrs), 222 senior high school male students (mean age : 15.9 ± 0.7 yrs), 85 senior high school female students (mean age : 15.4 ± 0.6 yrs), 121 junior high school boys (mean age : 12.3 ± 0.5 yrs) and 114 junior high school girls (mean age : 12.2 ± 0.4 yrs). Subjects in this study were, therefore, 876 in total. Daily energy expenditure of all the subjects was determined by applying a method of a time study. A pedometer was attached to the hip of the carrying individual on the belt all day long excluding sleep hours.
As results of this study, it was found that there was a significant correlation between daily energy expenditure and pedometer reading of the day in all of the age groups of this study. Daily energy expenditure value without calory expended during sleeping was also significantly correlated with pedometer reading of the day. This study also showed regression equations in predicting daily energy expenditure and the expenditure without calory expended during sleeping from pedometer reading of the day.
DESCENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Vol.11/THE DESCENTE AND ISHIMOTO MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION SPORTS SCIENCE
| Researcher | Toshimitsu Ebisu*1, Yumi Saito*2, Shigeru Shimada*3, Takashi Kato*4 |
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| University or institution | *1 Faculty of Education, Fukui University, *2 Nagoya Junior College of Creative Art, *3 Fukui National College of Technology, *4 Dept. of Public Health, Aichi Medical University |
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