Table 5 Summary of PPG signal features essential for biomarkers as well as other health sensing applications.

From: EarSet: A Multi-Modal Dataset for Studying the Impact of Head and Facial Movements on In-Ear PPG Signals

Applications

AC Component

DC Component

Time domain signal features

Frequency domain signal features

First order derivative features

Second order derivative features

Vital sign sensing (HR51, SpO252, BP40)

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

Heart rate variability (HRV)53,54

✓

✗

✓

✗

✗

✗

Respiration rate (RR)55,56

✓

✗

✗

✓

✗

✗

Sleep apnea57,58

✓

✗

✓

✗

✗

✗

Atrial Fibrillation59,60

✗

✗

✓

✓

✓

✓

Arterial Stiffness41,61

✗

✗

✓

✓

✓

✓

Energy expenditure62

✓

✗

✓

✓

✓

✓

Dehydration63,64

✗

✓

✗

✗

✗

✗