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Development and Validation of a Machine Learning Wrist-worn Step Detection Algorithm with Deployment in the UK

Scott R Small^1,2,3, Shing Chan^1,2, Rosemary Walmsley^1,2

¹Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, UK.

Medrxiv : the Preprint Server for Health Sciences

|May 19, 2023

Summary

Accurate step counting from wrist-worn devices is now possible with a new machine learning model. Higher daily step counts significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality.

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Area of Science:

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Epidemiology
Machine Learning in Health

Background:

Step count is a key physical activity metric, but accurate measurement in free-living settings is challenging.
Existing wrist-worn devices show significant step counting errors, often exceeding 20%.

Conclusions:

A state-of-the-art, accurate step counting algorithm was developed using machine learning.
The algorithm demonstrates strong face validity through its association with reduced mortality risk.
An open-source pipeline is provided for widespread implementation in future research using wrist-worn accelerometers.