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. 2016 Apr 25;2(1):e000106. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2015-000106

Table 4.

Mean±SD and MAPE for all monitors based on intensity

Intensity Monitors Polar RS400 TomTom Basis Peak Scosche Rhythm Mio Alpha Microsoft Band Fitbit Charge HR
Rest Mean±SD (bpm) 72.4±9.8 72.5±10.9 71.6±10.3 72.7±10.8 71.7±10.1 71.1±10.3 70.1±9.9
MAPE±SD (%) 4.10±3.86 2.80±2.92 3.03±4.06 3.67±3.96 4.54±4.21 5.41±5.79
3.2 km/h Mean±SD (bpm) 84.5±10.9 84.6±13.4 87.8±12.7 87.0±12.5 90.5±25.7 89.5±11.8 82.3±9.9
MAPE±SD (%) 5.71±8.41 5.36±11.16 4.98±9.82 15.97±26.44 8.39±9.59 6.77±7.13
4.8 km/h Mean±SD (bpm) 92.5±11.7 93.9±11.9 93.4±12.1 92.6±17.0 95.5±15.7 94.2±11.5 86.0±12.9
MAPE±SD (%) 2.82±3.18 3.31±5.36 6.67±13.99 6.09±15.98 4.98±5.38 9.99±11.46
6.4 km/h Mean±SD (bpm) 109.5±15.3 110.8±16.7 109.4±15.1 108.2±19.5 109.5±15.3 107.4±13.9 98.8±19.4
MAPE±SD (%) 2.63±4.87 2.12±3.09 4.55±10.11 2.04±3.23 4.68±6.06 10.06±12.96
8.0 km/h Mean±SD (bpm) 135.6±18.4 139.3±19.3 136.2±17.9 133.4±22.5 136.4±18.6 136.9±18.3 134.0±19.0
MAPE±SD (%) 1.60±2.67 4.84±9.02 3.17±9.06 1.47±3.65 4.22±6.37 2.46±4.78
9.6 km/h Mean±SD (bpm) 151.4±19.2 153.9±19.1 149.1±17.0 148.3±23.5 151.7±19.3 150.7±17.9 149.4±19.1
MAPE±SD (%) 0.97±1.15 3.28±5.95 2.65±9.22 0.82±1.27 3.06±3.78 1.73±2.80
Cool down Mean±SD (bpm) 115.8±19.2 120.7±23.5 116.0±19.2 114.5±21.5 116.6±19.4 115.4±19.5 113.2±22.7
MAPE±SD (%) 5.80±19.81 2.55±5.20 3.28±8.18 2.48±5.62 4.29±10.17 5.83±9.28
Rest Mean±SD (bpm) 89.1±14.3 91.3±14.3 88.5±14.1 88.8±13.7 88.9±13.9 86.8±13.3 85.5±14.5
MAPE±SD (%) 2.54±2.41 3.15±4.85 2.22±3.55 2.72±4.48 3.81±3.78 7.73±8.79
Total Mean±SD (bpm) 109.1±29.3 111.1±30.9 109.3±28.7 108.2±29.9 110.54±30.3 109.4±28.8 105.0±30.6
MAPE±SD (%) 3.28±8.66 3.61±6.84 3.98±9.57 4.56±12.92 4.82±6.99 6.22±9.11

HR, heart rate; MAPE, mean absolute percentage error.