Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: To examine the ability of a multisensor armband (SenseWear Pro 2 Armband™, Body Media, Pittsburgh, PA) to estimate daily energy expenditure (EE).Patients and methods: Eighteen healthy women (mean age:29.4±5.8 yr and mean BMI:23.2) participated in the study. Daily EE was estimated by the Sensewear Armband and a physical activity record (PAL) during the same day. Appropriate MET factors were assigned to the different activity categorie...