Abstract

The aim of the present study was to assess the criterion validity, relative reliability and level of agreement of Polar (R) RS800CX heart rate monitor measuring inter-beat intervals (IBIs), compared to simultaneously recorded electrocardiogram (ECG) in dogs.Methods: Five continuous minutes of simultaneously recorded IBIs from Polar (R) RS800CX and Cardiostore ECG in 11 adult healthy dogs maintaining standing position were analyzed. Polar (R) data was statistically compared to ECG data to assess for systematic differences between the methods. Three different methods for handling missing IBI data were used. Criterion validities were calculated by intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Relative reliabilities and levels of agreement were calculated by ICCs and the Bland and Altman analysis for repeated measurements per subject.Results: Correlation coefficients between IBI data from ECG and Polar (R) RS800CX varied between 0.73 and 0.84 depending on how missing values were handled. Polar (R) was over- and underestimating IBI data compared to ECG. The mean difference in log transformed (base10) IBI data was 0.8%, and 93.2% of the values were within the limits of agreement. Internally excluding three subjects presenting IBI series containing more than 5% erroneous IBIs resulted in ICCs between 0.97 and 0.99. Bland and Altman analysis (n = 8) showed mean difference was 1.8 ms, and 985% of the IBI values were plotted inside limits of agreement.Conclusion: This study showed that Polar (R) systematically biased recorded IBI series and that it was fundamental to detect measurement errors. For Polar (R) RS800CX heart rate monitor to be used interchangeably to ECG, by showing excellent criterion validity and reliable IBI measures in group and individual samples, only less than 5% of artifacts could be accepted.

Keywords

Behavior; Dogs; Heart rate variability; Physiotherapy; Reliability; Validity

Published in

Physiology and Behavior
2015, Volume: 138, pages: 247-253
Publisher: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

SLU Authors

• Gustås, Pia

  • Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
Orthopedics


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.10.034

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/66680