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Validity of the Wrist-Worn Polar Vantage V2 to Measure Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variability at Rest (2022)

Nuuttila, O.-P., Korhonen, E., Laukkanen, J., & Kyröläinen, H. (2022). Validity of the Wrist-Worn Polar Vantage V2 to Measure Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variability at Rest. Sensors, 22(1), Article 137. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22010137

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All authors or editors: Nuuttila, Olli-Pekka; Korhonen, Elisa; Laukkanen, Jari; Kyröläinen, Heikki

Journal or series: Sensors

eISSN: 1424-8220

Publication year: 2022

Publication date: 26/12/2021

Volume: 22

Issue number: 1

Article number: 137

Publisher: MDPI AG

Publication country: Switzerland

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/s22010137

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/79291

Additional information: This article belongs to the Special Issue Smartphones and Wearable Sensors for Monitoring Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variability.

Abstract

Heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV) can be monitored with wearable devices throughout the day. Resting HRV in particular, reflecting cardiac parasympathetic activity, has been proposed to be a useful marker in the monitoring of health and recovery from training. This study examined the validity of the wrist-based photoplethysmography (PPG) method to measure HR and HRV at rest. Recreationally endurance-trained participants recorded pulse-to-pulse (PP) and RR intervals simultaneously with a PPG-based watch and reference heart rate sensor (HRS) at a laboratory in a supine position (n = 39; 5-min recording) and at home during sleep (n = 29; 4-h recording). In addition, analyses were performed from pooled laboratory data (n = 11340 PP and RR intervals). Differences and correlations were analyzed between the HRS- and PPG-derived HR and LnRMSSD (the natural logarithm of the root mean square of successive differences). A very good agreement was found between pooled PP and RR intervals with a mean bias of 0.17 ms and a correlation coefficient of 0.993 (p < 0.001). In the laboratory, HR did not differ between the devices (mean bias 0.0 bpm), but PPG slightly underestimated the nocturnal recordings (bias −0.7 bpm, p < 0.001). PPG overestimated LnRMSSD both in the laboratory (bias 0.20 ms, p < 0.001) and nocturnal recordings (bias 0.17 ms, p < 0.001). However, very strong intraclass correlations in the nocturnal recordings were found between the devices (HR: 0.998, p < 0.001; LnRMSSD: 0.931, p < 0.001). In conclusion, PPG was able to measure HR and HRV with adequate accuracy in recreational athletes. However, when strict absolute values are of importance, systematic overestimation, which seemed to especially concern participants with low LnRMSSD, should be acknowledged.

Keywords: pulse; heart rate monitors; measuring instruments (indicators); wearable technology

Free keywords: photoplethysmography; heart rate monitor; wearables

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VIRTA submission year: 2022

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