Fitbit wristband and apple watch
Stage
Device
Mean
SD
Minimum
maximum
Cohen’s d
Start
Fitbit
73.08
10.44
55.00
102.33
0.07
Apple
72.84
12.08
43.00
108.00
0.04
Baseline
Fitbit
71.36
10.74
47.67
103.33
-0.15
Apple
73.07
11.45
45.00
105.17
0.01
Stage 1
Fitbit
103.11
17.45
73067
179.33
0.68
Apple
89.19
11.19
65.00
117.67
-0.25
Stage 2
Fitbit
110.06
16.71
78.67
162.00
0.19
Apple
101.01
16.48
68.00
133.00
-0.35
Stage 3
Fitbit
144.65
17.35
107.67
192.00
-0.31
Apple
150.87
19.17
112.00
194.67
0.01
Recovery
Fitbit
82.57
15.17
46.83
119.83
-0.13
Apple
84.02
15.27
45.27
119.83
-0.03
Table1.0 shows average heart rate (bpm) by stage per device. Measures include mean, standard deviation, minimum, maximum, and cohen’s d
Stage
Device
Fitbit
Apple
Start
Fitbit
1
0.806**
Apple
1
Baseline
Fitbit
1
0.971**
Apple
1
Stage 1
Fitbit
1
-0.007
Apple
1
Stage 2
Fitbit
1
0.154
Apple
1
Stage 3
Fitbit
1
0.739**
Apple
1
Recovery
Fitbit
1
0.992**
Apple
1
- Correlation is significant at 0.01 levels (2-tailed)
Table 3.0 Correlation matrix for devices and corresponding heart rate
Stage
Device
Mean
SD
Minimum
Maximum
Cohen’s d
Baseline
Fitbit
11.80
2.79
8
19
-0.40
Apple
40.41
16.82
17
103
2.27
Stage 1
Fitbit
26.32
7.52
15
45
1.96
Apple
17.15
6.08
9
39
0.52
Stage 2
Fitbit
38.34
13.63
20
88
0.09
Apple
40.35
12.51
23
81
0.27
Stage 3
Fitbit
38.34
13.63
20
88
0.09
Apple
40.35
12.51
23
81
0.27
Recovery
Fitbit
19.76
12.99
8
64
0.33
Apple
43.03
19.92
17
105
1.83
Table 4: Average energy expenditure (kcal) by stage per device. Measures include mean, standard deviation, minimum, maximum, and cohen’s d
Stage
Device
Fitbit
Apple
Baseline
Fitbit
1
0.563**
Apple
1
Stage 1
Fitbit
1
0.537**
Apple
1
Stage 2
Fitbit
1
0.520
Apple
1
Stage 3
Fitbit
1
0.549**
Apple
1
Recovery
Fitbit
1
0.449**
Apple
1
- Correlation is significant at 0.01 levels (2-tailed)
Table 5.0 Correlation matrix for devices and energy expenditure
Conclusion
The study results reveal that apple watch is more accurate to manage health and wellness. The results shows favorable and consistent results for apple watch.
Reference
Erin E. D. (2016) Measuring the Validity of Self-monitoring Heart Rate and Activity Tracking Wearables
Kanitthika K. & Soochan K. (2016). A comparison of wearable fitness devices. BMC Public HealthBMC series – open, inclusive and trusted 2016 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3059-0
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