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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 30.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2012 Nov;24(4):519–536. doi: 10.1123/pes.24.4.519

Table 5.

Actical Bias (95% CI); RMSE for Children

Heil 1R (kcal·min−1)
Heil 2R (kcal·min−1)
Puyau (kcal·min−1)
Bias (95% CI) RMSE Bias (95% CI) RMSE Bias (95% CI) RMSE

Children
Across All Activities −1.6 (−1.7, −1.4) 1.9 −1.6 (−1.8, −1.5) 2.0 −2.2 (−2.3, −2.1) 2.4
Treadmill Activities −1.3 (−1.4, −1.2) 1.3 −1.2 (−1.3, −1.2) 1.3 −1.8 (−1.9, −1.7) 1.8
Activities of Daily Living −1.8 (−2.0, −1.6) 2.3 −1.9 (−2.2, −1.7) 2.4 −2.5 (−2.7, −2.3) 2.8
3.22 km/hr 0% grade −1.1 (−1.2, −1.1) 1.1 −0.9 (−1.0, −0.8) 1.0 −1.7 (−1.8, −1.6) 1.7
3.22 km/hr 3% grade −1.5 (−1.6, −1.4) 1.5 −1.3 (−1.4, −1.2) 1.4 −2.1 (−2.2, −2.0) 2.1
2.5 mph 0% grade −1.2 (−1.3, −1.1) 1.3 −1.3 (−1.4, −1.2) 1.3 −1.6 (−1.7, −1.5) 1.6
4.83 km/hr 0% grade −1.3 (−1.5, −1.2) 1.4 −1.5 (−1.6, −1.3) 1.5 −1.7 (−1.9, −1.6) 1.8
Backpack (4.5 kg) −1.3 (−1.4, −1.2) 1.4 −0.8 (−1.0, −0.5) 1.1 −1.8 (−1.9, −1.6) 1.8
Basketball −3.7 (−4.0, −3.4) 3.8 −3.7 (−4.1, −3.4) 3.9 −4.1 (−4.4, −3.8) 4.2
Bike −2.8 (−3.2, −2.4) 3.0 −3.2 (−3.6, −2.8) 3.4 −3.7 (−4.1, −3.3) 3.8
Crafts −0.2 (−0.3, −0.2) 0.3 −0.8 (−0.9, −0.7) 0.8 −1.2 (−1.3, −1.1) 1.3
Wii Tennis −0.9 (−1.0, −0.7) 0.9 −1.3 (−1.4, −1.1) 1.3 −1.7–1.8, −1.6) 1.8

CI = Confidence Interval; RMSE = Root Mean Squared Error; km/hr = kilometers per hour; gr = grade. The values in bold indicate accurate estimates.