Comparability of accelerometry outcomes across popular metrics and widespread sensor positions

Robin Olfermann; Ulrich Ebner-Priemer; Markus Reichert; Marco Giurgiu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0337897

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Comparability of accelerometry outcomes across popular metrics and widespread sensor positions

Robin Olfermann ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: robin.olfermann@ruhr-uni-bochum.de

Affiliations Junior Research Group eHealth and Sports Analytics, Faculty of Sport Science, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Department of Sport and Exercise Science, Research Group Sport and Exercise Psychology, Paris Lodron University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria, Mental mHealth Lab, Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3535-7905

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Ulrich Ebner-Priemer,

Roles Project administration, Resources, Supervision

Affiliations Mental mHealth Lab, Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
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Markus Reichert,

Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Junior Research Group eHealth and Sports Analytics, Faculty of Sport Science, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Department of Sport and Exercise Science, Research Group Sport and Exercise Psychology, Paris Lodron University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria, Mental mHealth Lab, Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
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Marco Giurgiu

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Mental mHealth Lab, Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
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Comparability of accelerometry outcomes across popular metrics and widespread sensor positions

Robin Olfermann,
Ulrich Ebner-Priemer,
Markus Reichert,
Marco Giurgiu

Published: December 3, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0337897

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