Table 6 Fitting parameters for HR kinetics during the ON phase of steady-state exercise.

From: Validity of Hera Leto consumer earbuds for heart rate monitoring during stationary cycling

Type

Parameter

Polar H10

Polar Verity Sense

Polar Vantage V

Hera Leto

45%VO2max

\(\:HRbaseline\) (bpm)

98 ± 9

97 ± 10

97 ± 10

97 ± 9

 

\(\:A\) (bpm)

27.22 ± 9.52

28.04 ± 10.41

27.67 ± 9.68

27.46 ± 9.98

 

\(\:\tau\:\) (s)

111.09 ± 66.20

124.97 ± 61.97 *

121.88 ± 60.60

119.72 ± 55.16

 

RMSE

3 ± 1

3 ± 1

3 ± 1

3 ± 1

 

\(\:R\)2

0.73 ± 0.15*

0.79 ± 0.12*

0.77 ± 0.13*

0.75 ± 0.15*

55%VO2max

\(\:HRbaseline\) (bpm)

98 ± 9

96 ± 8

97 ± 8

97 ± 8

 

\(\:A\) (bpm)

44.05 ± 6.75

46.46 ± 6.98

45.76 ± 6.88

44.66 ± 6.76

 

\(\:\tau\:\) (s)

91.21 ± 36.09

112.67 ± 50.72

112.97 ± 46.61*

106.18 ± 46.79

 

RMSE

3 ± 1

3 ± 1

3 ± 1

3 ± 1

 

\(\:R\)2

0.89 ± 0.06

0.92 ± 0.04*

0.92 ± 0.05*

0.91 ± 0.05

65%VO2max

\(\:HRbaseline\) (bpm)

98 ± 9

97 ± 8

97 ± 7

97 ± 8

 

\(\:A\) (bpm)

53.50 ± 10.44

54.30 ± 10.78

54.69 ± 9.81

54.52 ± 10.16

 

\(\:\tau\:\) (s)

102.37 ± 31.96

114.60 ± 36.79*

119.15 ± 40.30*

110.24 ± 37.61

 

RMSE

3 ± 1

3 ± 1*

3 ± 1

3 ± 1

 

\(\:R\)2

0.93 ± 0.03

0.95 ± 0.02*

0.95 ± 0.02*

0.93 ± 0.03*

75%VO2max

\(\:HRbaseline\) (bpm)

105 ± 9

104 ± 9

104 ± 9

104 ± 9

 

\(\:A\) (bpm)

54.02 ± 8.56

55.65 ± 8.62*

55.73 ± 8.21*

54.02 ± 8.56

 

\(\:\tau\:\) (s)

97.31 ± 31.84

112.67 ± 32.49*

112.53 ± 28.08*

104.27 ± 30.46*

 

RMSE

3 ± 1

3 ± 1

3 ± 1

3 ± 1

 

\(\:R\)2

0.94 ± 0.03

0.95 ± 0.03

0.96 ± 0.02*

0.94 ± 0.03

  1. “*” indicates that compared to Polar H10, \(P\) < 0.05.