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. 2015 Mar 20;2(1):e2. doi: 10.2196/rehab.3633

Table 2.

Biases between BioHarness and reference heart rate (Phase One: participants in sinus rhythm; Phase Two participants with atrial fibrillation)a.


Heart rate
Median b∙min-1 Bias b∙min-1 Bias %
Phase One Rest REF 72.00 (18.00) 0.00 (4.45) 0.02 (5.55)
BH 70.75 (23.38)
Transition REF 108.00 (30.00) -0.80 (7.20) -0.65 (7.38)
BH 97.00 (31.18)
Run REF 162.00 (18.00) -0.30 (4.60) -0.20 (2.80)
BH 163.50 (16.40)
Total REF 162.00 (24.00) -0.30 (4.53)b -0.20 (2.96)
BH 160.70 (13.40)
Phase Two Rest REF 84.00 (24.00) 2.10 (4.55) 2.06 (5.77)
BH 89.10 (29.45)
Transition REF 108.00 (6.00) 1.10 (9.30) 1.67 (8.78)
BH 91.70 (21.30)
Walk REF 126.00 (40.50) 0.65 (9.25) 0.49 (7.82)
BH 130.20 (46.58)
Cycle REF 120.00 (60.00) 1.90 (11.50) 1.79 (9.66)
BH 121.80 (72.50)
Sweep REF 108.00 (27.00) -3.60 (12.00) -3.75 (9.70)
BH 103.10 (20.05)
Vacuum REF 108.00 (30.00) 3.20 (13.76) 3.47 (13.46)
BH 101.30 (33.34)
Total REF 108.00 (48.00) 1.10 (9.75)c 1.23 (8.61)
BH 106.55 (51.68)

aTable reports median (IQR) reference (REF) and BioHarness (BH) heart rates, absolute (b·min-1) and relative (%) biases.

b P=.003.

c P=.001.