Skip to main content
. 2023 May 25;11:1153559. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1153559

Table 2.

Overview of consumer-grade wearable devices employed in the Nouna CHEERS, Burkina Faso, and in the Siaya HDSS, Kenya.

Garmin vivosmart 5
Features graphic file with name fpubh-11-1153559-igr0001.jpg
Steps measurements
  • Measured continuously, steps identified based on amplitude and periodic pattern

  • Technology: accelerometer

Heart rate measurements
  • Routinely measured every 10 min

    • Measurement frequency every 1 s (continuous heart rate mode) only in workout session or after 2 min of running

    • Technology: photoplethysmography

Sleep measurements
  • Four variables calculated: total hours of sleep, sleep stages, sleep movement, and sleep score

Pulse oximeter measurements
  • Measures blood oxygen level (SpO2) by shining light into the skin and checking how much light is absorbed.

Wear location
  • Wrist

Data synchronization
  • Up to 1 month activity tracking, up to 3 weeks activity tracking plus extensive fitness activity use

Battery life
  • Up to 7 days

In-built sensor
  • High precision MEMS 3-axis accelerometer

  • Photoplethysmography sensor

Connectivity
  • Bluetooth low energy