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. 2024 Mar 11;17:1053–1063. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S449071

Table 1.

Pearson or Spearman Correlation Between Apple Watch and Pulse Oximeter (Contec) in Patients with Chronic Diseases for Oxygen Saturation at Rest and After Exercise

Mean (SD) of Practical (Apple Watch) Mean (SD) of Criterion (Contec) R (p value)
SpO2 at rest for hypertension patients 96.99(1.04) 96.71(1.06) 0.88(<0.001)
SpO2 at rest for diabetic patients 96.49(0.95) 96.27(0.76) 0.95(<0.001)
SpO2 at rest for dyslipidemia patients 96.88(1.42) 96.62(1.22) 0.001(<0.001)
SpO2 at rest for all chronic patients 96.83(1.11) 96.57(1.00) 0.92(<0.001)
SpO2 after exercise for hypertension patients 96.86(1.36) 96.66(1.05) 0.84(<0.001)
SpO2 after exercise for diabetic patients 97.02(0.76) 96.89(0.65) 0.81(<0.001)
SpO2 after exercise for dyslipidemia patients 97.00(1.48) 96.76(1.27) 0.97(<0.001)
SpO2 after exercise for all chronic patients 96.94(1.23) 96.74(1.00) 0.87(<0.001)

Abbreviations: R, Pearson or Spearman correlation coefficient; SD, Standard deviation; SpO2, Oxygen saturation.