Published on in Vol 9 (2024)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/54631, first published .
Agreement Between Apple Watch and Actical Step Counts in a Community Setting: Cross-Sectional Investigation From the Framingham Heart Study

Agreement Between Apple Watch and Actical Step Counts in a Community Setting: Cross-Sectional Investigation From the Framingham Heart Study

Agreement Between Apple Watch and Actical Step Counts in a Community Setting: Cross-Sectional Investigation From the Framingham Heart Study

Nicole L Spartano   1, 2 , PhD ;   Yuankai Zhang   3 , MS ;   Chunyu Liu   3 , PhD ;   Ariel Chernofsky   3 , PhD ;   Honghuang Lin   4 , PhD ;   Ludovic Trinquart   5, 6 , MPH, PhD ;   Belinda Borrelli   7 , PhD ;   Chathurangi H Pathiravasan   3 , PhD ;   Vik Kheterpal   8 , MD ;   Christopher Nowak   8 , PhD ;   Ramachandran S Vasan   2, 9, 10 , MD ;   Emelia J Benjamin   2, 11, 12 , MD, ScM ;   David D McManus   13, 14 , MD, ScD ;   Joanne M Murabito   2, 15 , MD, ScM

1 Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition, and Weight Management, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States

2 Boston University's and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, United States

3 Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States

4 University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States

5 Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States

6 Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Tufts University, Boston, MA, United States

7 Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Center for Behavioral Science Research, Boston, MA, United States

8 Care Evolution, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

9 Section of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States

10 University of Texas School of Public Health and University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, TX, United States

11 Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States

12 Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States

13 Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States

14 Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States

15 Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Nicole L Spartano, PhD
  • Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition, and Weight Management
  • Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine
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