Table 3. Cut-off points and accuracy of the daily step-based recommendations related to achieving at least 60 min per day of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.
Step-based index |
Cut-off point |
%TP |
AUC (95% CI) |
Se |
Sp |
J max |
P |
k |
Uncensored total steps |
11,111 steps |
14.29 |
0.94 (0.89-0.99)† |
0.85 |
0.94 |
0.78 |
0.93 |
0.67† |
Censored total steps |
8,606 steps |
20.63 |
0.95 (0.90-1.00)† |
0.92 |
0.88 |
0.80 |
0.88 |
0.55† |
Uncensored steps/ min |
8.7 steps/ min |
26.19 |
0.92 (0.85-0.99)† |
0.92 |
0.81 |
0.74 |
0.83 |
0.44† |
Censored steps/ min |
45.1 steps/ min |
31.75 |
0.76 (0.60-0.92)‡ |
0.85 |
0.74 |
0.59 |
0.75 |
0.31† |
Min ≥ 65 steps/ min |
60 min |
14.29 |
0.90 (0.80-1.00)† |
0.77 |
0.93 |
0.70 |
0.91 |
0.60† |
Steps ≥ 65 steps/ min |
5,684 steps |
15.87 |
0.89 (0.78-1.00)† |
0.85 |
0.92 |
0.77 |
0.91 |
0.62† |
PC min ≥ 65 steps/ min |
4.9% |
19.05 |
0.89 (0.79-1.00)† |
0.85 |
0.88 |
0.73 |
0.88 |
0.53† |
PC steps ≥ 65 steps/ min |
55.0% |
15.08 |
0.80 (0.63-0.97)† |
0.69 |
0.91 |
0.60 |
0.89 |
0.50† |
Peak 1-min cadence |
124 steps |
34.13 |
0.76 (0.61-0.91)‡ |
0.77 |
0.71 |
0.48 |
0.71 |
0.24‡ |
Peak 30-min cadence |
86 steps |
39.68 |
0.73 (0.59-0.88)‡ |
0.69 |
0.64 |
0.33 |
0.64 |
0.15* |
Peak 60-min cadence |
72 steps |
32.54 |
0.78 (0.64-0.91)‡ |
0.62 |
0.71 |
0.32 |
0.70 |
0.17* |
%TP, Percentage of total positive cases according to the specified cut-off point; AUC (95% CI), Area Under the Curve (95% confident interval); Se, Sensitivity; Sp, Specificity; J max, Youden’s index; P, Percentage of agreement; k, Kappa coefficient; PC, Percentage.* p < 0.05‡ p < 0.01† p < 0.001.