Why does a paper of the Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen SFISM about the Polar H10 which was partly funded by Polar not tell us the truth about the gold standard for heart rate measurements?

Last Updated on April 7, 2024 by pg@petergamma.org

The scientific paper

Lin LI. A concordance correlation coefficient to evaluate reproducibility.

Biometrics 1989

;45:255-68. 10.2307/2532051

which has been cited 8580 times to this date:

https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=de&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=A+Concordance+Correlation+Coefficient+to+Evaluate+Reproducibility&btnG=

• tells us about the requirements for gold standard heart rate measurements. These are:

• A three lead (or 3 channel) ECG device.
• The Mason-Likar electrode placement.
• ECG-based HR has to be determined by visual assessment of a trained research personnel.

But a paper of the Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen, SFISM about the Polar H10 which was funded partly by Polar:

«RR interval signal quality of a heart rate monitor and an ECG Holter at rest and during exercise «

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31004219

claims about the Polar H10:

« A simple chest strap such as the Polar H10 might be recommended as the gold standard for RR interval assessments if intense activities with strong body movements are investigated.»

But the Polar H10 does not meet the requirements for gold standard for HR measurement as described in the first paper.

Why does the Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen, SFISM not tell us the truth about the gold standard for heart rate measurement?