Table 5. Descriptive statistics and the validation metrics for the entire protocol.
All data other than ICC given in bpm.
| n | Rest | Treadmill no inclination | Treadmill inclination | Cycle | Recovery | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 km/h | 5 km/h | 5.5 km/h | 4 km/h | 5 km/h | 5.5 km/h | 60 rpm | 80 rpm | ||||
| 2712 | 1439 | 1405 | 1311 | 1846 | 1944 | 2136 | 3192 | 3231 | 6642 | ||
| Forearm | Mean(SD) | 75.44 (9.94) |
94.72 (9.08) |
100.02 (8.28) |
109.53 (10.94) |
113.67 (9.55) |
130.47 (9.25) |
146.40 (12.50) |
111.17 (13.95) |
125.50 (17.81) |
112.23 (26.17) |
| Range (min–max) | 52–102 | 73–116 | 84–119 | 91–139 | 81–135 | 103–152 | 120–172 | 81–160 | 89–179 | 57–180 | |
| ICC | 0.9480 | 0.9687 | 0.9652 | 0.9853 | 0.9620 | 0.9816 | 0.9933 | 0.9898 | 0.9949 | 0.9920 | |
| ICC 95% CI upper bound | 0.9516 | 0.9718 | 0.9686 | 0.9874 | 0.9652 | 0.9838 | 0.9947 | 0.9905 | 0.9955 | 0.9927 | |
| ICC 95% CI lower bound | 0.9440 | 0.9654 | 0.9614 | 0.9828 | 0.9584 | 0.9789 | 0.9912 | 0.9890 | 0.9942 | 0.9913 | |
| Mean bias (SD) | -0.02 (3.23) |
-0.08 (2.94) |
-0.15 (2.45) |
0.37 (2.02) |
-0.01 (2.66) |
0.34 (1.77) |
0.43 (1.42) |
0.20 (2.00) |
0.34 (1.78) |
0.55 (3.31) |
|
| 95% upper LoA | 6.31 | 5.69 | 4.65 | 4.32 | 5.21 | 3.81 | 3.22 | 4.13 | 3.82 | 7.03 | |
| 95% lower LoA | -6.36 | -5.84 | -4.95 | -3.58 | -5.23 | -3.13 | -2.35 | -3.72 | -3.14 | -5.93 | |
| Upper arm | Mean(SD) | 75.71 (9.84) |
94.85 (9.10) |
100.18 (8.37) |
109.58 (10.97) |
113.81 (9.69) |
130.44 (9.23) |
146.39 (12.46) |
111.14 (13.85) |
125.55 (17.76) |
112.21 (26.22) |
| Range (min–max) | 53–108 | 72–115 | 84–119 | 91–139 | 80–136 | 104–152 | 120–172 | 81–160 | 95–179 | 57–180 | |
| ICC | 0.9493 | 0.9656 | 0.9682 | 0.9842 | 0.9637 | 0.9828 | 0.9932 | 0.9912 | 0.9951 | 0.9925 | |
| 95% CI upper bound | 0.9453 | 0.9619 | 0.9648 | 0.9812 | 0.9603 | 0.9805 | 0.9911 | 0.9905 | 0.9943 | 0.9918 | |
| 95% CI lower bound | 0.9529 | 0.9689 | 0.9713 | 0.9866 | 0.9668 | 0.9848 | 0.9946 | 0.9918 | 0.9957 | 0.9931 | |
| Mean bias (SD) | 0.25 (3.15) |
0.05 (3.33) |
0.01 (2.32) |
0.42 (2.09) |
0.13 (2.60) |
0.31 (1.71) |
0.43 (1.44) |
0.18 (1.86) |
0.39 (1.73) |
0.53 (3.21) |
|
| 95% upper LoA | 6.43 | 6.57 | 4.57 | 4.52 | 5.22 | 3.65 | 3.25 | 3.82 | 3.77 | 6.82 | |
| 95% lower LoA | -5.93 | -6.46 | -4.54 | -3.68 | -4.97 | -3.04 | -2.38 | -3.46 | -2.30 | -5.76 | |
| Temple | Mean(SD) | 75.55 (9.56) |
94.43 (9.15) |
100.10 (8.33) |
109.39 (10.92) |
114.12 (9.44) |
130.41 (9.22) |
146.35 (12.54) |
111.21 (13.88) |
125.53 (17.77) |
112.15 (26.22) |
| Range (min–max) | 52–101 | 72–113 | 84–119 | 91–139 | 81–136 | 105–152 | 120–172 | 81–161 | 95–179 | 57–181 | |
| ICC | 0.9459 | 0.9611 | 0.9663 | 0.9860 | 0.9654 | 0.9821 | 0.9934 | 0.9906 | 0.9954 | 0.9919 | |
| 95% CI upper bound | 0.9418 | 0.9564 | 0.9627 | 0.9843 | 0.9609 | 0.9800 | 0.9917 | 0.9898 | 0.9946 | 0.9912 | |
| 95% CI lower bound | 0.9497 | 0.9653 | 0.9696 | 0.9875 | 0.9693 | 0.9840 | 0.9946 | 0.9914 | 0.9960 | 0.9924 | |
| Mean bias (SD) | 0.08 (3.22) |
-0.37 (3.60) |
-0.08 (2.41) |
0.23 (2.01) |
0.43 (2.47) |
0.28 (1.75) |
0.38 (1.43) |
0.24 (1.92) |
0.37 (1.67) |
0.48 (3.35) |
|
| 95% upper LoA | 6.40 | 6.68 | 4.65 | 4.18 | 5.28 | 3.70 | 3.18 | 4.00 | 3.64 | 7.04 | |
| 95% lower LoA | -6.23 | -7.42 | -4.80 | -3.72 | -4.41 | -3.14 | -2.41 | -3.51 | -2.89 | -6.09 | |