Jacob P DeBlois1, Lindsey E White1, Tiago V Barreira2. 1. Department of Exercise Science, Syracuse University, 820 Comstock Ave, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA. 2. Department of Exercise Science, Syracuse University, 820 Comstock Ave, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA. tvbarrei@syr.edu.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Portable methods for assessing energy expenditure outside the laboratory and clinical environments are becoming more widely used. As such, it is important to understand the accuracy of such devices. Therefore, the purpose was to determine the reliability and validity of the COSMED K5 portable metabolic system. METHODS: Reliability and validity were assessed in 27 adults (age: 27 ± 5 years; n = 15 women) using a walking protocol. The protocol consisted of a 5-min walk/2-min rest cycle starting at 1.5 mph and increasing in 0.5-mph increments to 4.0 mph. During visit one, participants wore the K5 to assess oxygen consumption ([Formula: see text]O2), carbon dioxide production ([Formula: see text]CO2), and other metabolic variables. Two to seven days later, the protocol was repeated twice with the COSMED K5 and K4b2 systems in a randomized, counterbalanced order. RESULTS: Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) revealed that the K5 reliably measured [Formula: see text]O2 (ICC 0.64-0.85) and [Formula: see text]CO2 across all walking speeds (ICC 0.50-0.80), with stronger reliability at faster walking speeds compared with slower speeds. Moderate-to-strong relationships were observed for measured gases between the K5 and K4b2. Specifically, [Formula: see text]O2 exhibited a moderately high-to-high relationship between devices (r = 0.72-0.82), and a similarly moderately high-to-high relationship was observed for [Formula: see text]CO2 (r = 0.68-0.82). While there were no differences in [Formula: see text]O2 measured between devices (p ≥ 0.10), the K5 provided lower [Formula: see text]CO2 readings than the K4b2 during the 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 mph walking speeds (p ≤ 0.02). CONCLUSIONS: The K5 provided reliable and valid measures of metabolic variables, with greater reliability and validity at faster walking speeds.
PURPOSE: Portable methods for assessing energy expenditure outside the laboratory and clinical environments are becoming more widely used. As such, it is important to understand the accuracy of such devices. Therefore, the purpose was to determine the reliability and validity of the COSMED K5 portable metabolic system. METHODS: Reliability and validity were assessed in 27 adults (age: 27 ± 5 years; n = 15 women) using a walking protocol. The protocol consisted of a 5-min walk/2-min rest cycle starting at 1.5 mph and increasing in 0.5-mph increments to 4.0 mph. During visit one, participants wore the K5 to assess oxygen consumption ([Formula: see text]O2), carbon dioxide production ([Formula: see text]CO2), and other metabolic variables. Two to seven days later, the protocol was repeated twice with the COSMED K5 and K4b2 systems in a randomized, counterbalanced order. RESULTS: Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) revealed that the K5 reliably measured [Formula: see text]O2 (ICC 0.64-0.85) and [Formula: see text]CO2 across all walking speeds (ICC 0.50-0.80), with stronger reliability at faster walking speeds compared with slower speeds. Moderate-to-strong relationships were observed for measured gases between the K5 and K4b2. Specifically, [Formula: see text]O2 exhibited a moderately high-to-high relationship between devices (r = 0.72-0.82), and a similarly moderately high-to-high relationship was observed for [Formula: see text]CO2 (r = 0.68-0.82). While there were no differences in [Formula: see text]O2 measured between devices (p ≥ 0.10), the K5 provided lower [Formula: see text]CO2 readings than the K4b2 during the 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 mph walking speeds (p ≤ 0.02). CONCLUSIONS: The K5 provided reliable and valid measures of metabolic variables, with greater reliability and validity at faster walking speeds.
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