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. 2022 Nov 15;10(11):e36696. doi: 10.2196/36696

Table 5.

Outcomes measured using the earable devices by prevention stage.


Prevention stage, n (%) Total (row; N=51), n (%)

Primary (n=12) Secondary (n=35) Tertiary (n=4)
Target health outcomes

Diet-related 7 (58) 1 (3) 1 (25) 9 (18)

Brain status 2 (17) 5 (14) a 7 (14)

Cardiovascular disease 5 (14) 5 (10)

Central nervous system disease 4 (11) 1 (25) 5 (10)

Head injury 4 (11) 4 (8)

Heart status 3 (9) 3 (6)

Respiration 1 (8) 1 (3) 2 (4)

Sleep disorder 2 (6) 2 (4)

Combination 8 (23) 8 (16)

Other 2 (17) 2 (6) 2 (50) 6 (12)
Biomarkers

EEGb 1 (8) 10 (29) 11 (22)

Body movements 3 (25) 1 (3) 2 (50) 6 (12)

Body temperature 1 (8) 4 (11) 5 (10)

PPGc 1 (8) 3 (9) 4 (8)

Acceleration stress 4 (11) 4 (8)

ECGd 3 (9) 3 (6)

Combination 5 (42) 7 (20) 1 (25) 13 (25)

Other 1 (8) 3 (9) 1 (25) 5 (10)
Sensor type

Electric 3 (25) 15 (43) 1 (25) 19 (37)

Photo 3 (25) 4 (11) 2 (50) 9 (18)

Mechanical 1 (8) 4 (11) 5 (10)

Thermal 1 (8) 1 (3) 1 (25) 3 (6)

Acoustic 1 (3) 1 (2)

Combination 4 (33) 10 (29) 14 (27)
Total (column; N=51) 12 (24) 35 (69) 4 (8) 51 (100)

aNot available.

bEEG: electroencephalography.

cPPG: photoplethysmography.

dECG: electrocardiography.