title: Estimating energy expenditure with the RT3 triaxial accelerometer.
abstract: The RT3 is a relatively new triaxial accelerometer that has replaced the TniTrac. The aim of this study was to validate the RT3 against doubly labeled water (DLW) in a free-living, mixed weight sample of adults. Total energy expenditure (TEE) was measured over a 15-day period using DLW Activity-related energy expenditure (AEE) was estimated by subtracting resting energy expenditure and thermic effect of feeding from TEE. The RT3 triaxial accelerometer was worn over 14 consecutive days. TEE and AEE were estimated using the RT3 proprietary equation. Thirty-six adults ages 18-56 years (56% women) with an average weight of 75.9 kg (SD = 14.8) completed all measurements. Compared to DLW the RT3 underestimated TEE by 539 kJ (4%) and AEE by 485 kJ (15%) on average. The RT3 provided a relatively accurate assessment of free-living activity-related energy expenditure at the group level and generally underestimated total and activity-related energy expenditure compared to DLW
authors: Clinical Trials Research Unit, University of Auckland, New Zealand. r.maddison@ctru.auckland.ac.nz
authors: Ralph
authors: R
authors: Maddison
authors: Yannan
authors: Y
authors: Jiang
authors: Stephen Vander
authors: SV
authors: Hoorn
authors: Cliona Ni
authors: CN
authors: Mhurchu
authors: Carlene M M
authors: CM
authors: Lawes
authors: Anthony
authors: A
authors: Rodgers
authors: Elaine
authors: E
authors: Rush
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation*; D055815:Young Adult