Table 2. Agreement and validity of each tested device compared to the thermistor in each condition (n = 30).
Device | Analysis | Rest | Exercise | Recovery |
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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.