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. 2015 Feb 6;10(2):e0117907. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117907

Table 2. Agreement and validity of each tested device compared to the thermistor in each condition (n = 30).

Device Analysis Rest Exercise Recovery
iButton Mean Bias 0.01 0.26 0.37
Upper 95% LoA 0.41 1.11 1.35
Lower 95% LoA -0.38 -0.58 -0.69
p-value* 1.000 < 0.001 < 0.001
Infrared Thermometer Mean Bias 0.34 -0.44 1.04
Upper 95% LoA 0.78 0.79 2.79
Lower 95% LoA -0.10 -1.67 -0.71
p-value* < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001
Infrared Camera Mean Bias 0.83 NR 1.88
Upper 95% LoA 1.60 NR 3.75
Lower 95% LoA 0.06 NR 0.01
p-value* < 0.001 NR < 0.001

Values in °C; SD = standard deviation; LoA = limits of agreement; NR = not recorded;

*p-values acquired from two way repeated measures ANOVA testing statistical significance between thermistor and devices.