Influence of skin pigmentation on the accuracy and data quality of photoplethysmographic heart rate measurement during exercise
Data quality was negatively impacted by darker skin pigmentation for all tested devices, but skin pigmentation (ITA°) only increased photoplethysmographic HR measurement error to a small degree (~ 1 bpm) for the SlateSafety device.
Authors
- Jonathan E. Wingo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7386-4817)
- Elroy J. Aguiar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4763-0491)
- Hayley V. MacDonald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0985-1958)
- Anne M. Mulholland
Institutions
- Mercer University (US)
- University of Alabama (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Applied Physiology
- Published
- 2025-09-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-025-05977-x
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.02