Physical activity in children and adolescents with congenital heart disease. Aspects of measurements with an activity monitor
| Autor: | Per Morten Fredriksen, E. Ingjer, Erik Thaulow |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Heart Defects
Congenital Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Heart disease Adolescent Physical Exertion Physical activity Monitoring Ambulatory Oxygen Consumption Sex Factors medicine Humans Treadmill Child Lower activity Analysis of Variance business.industry Case-control study General Medicine medicine.disease Physical activity level Activity monitor Case-Control Studies Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Linear Models Female Analysis of variance Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Cardiology in the young. 10(2) |
| ISSN: | 1047-9511 |
| Popis: | The aim of the present study was to evaluate different aspects of a device designed to monitor physical activity. Measurements of different axes and placement of the monitor were tested using a treadmill with ranging increments in incline or speed. The monitor was also used to assess the level of physical activity among children and adolescents with congenital heart disease and in healthy controls at the same age. The results indicate that the monitor is a valid and reproducible instrument for measurements of physical activity. The study revealed that the level of activity was higher for healthy boys than healthy girls (p |
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