Heart-Rate Variability Threshold as an Alternative for Spiro-Ergometry Testing: A Validation Study

Mankowski, RT, Michael, S, Rozenberg, R, Stokla, S, Stam, HJ, and Praet, SFE. Heart-rate variability threshold as an alternative for spiro-ergometry testing: a validation study. J Strength Cond Res 31(2): 474-479, 2017-Although spiro-ergometry is the established "gold standard" for determi...

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Published in:	Journal of strength and conditioning research Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 474 - 479
Main Authors:	Mankowski, Robert T, Michael, Scott, Rozenberg, Robert, Stokla, Sebastiaan, Stam, Henk J, Praet, Stephan F E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies 01-02-2017
Subjects:	Adult Anaerobic Threshold - physiology Double-Blind Method Ergometry - methods Exercise Test - methods Female Heart rate Heart Rate - physiology Humans Male Monitoring systems Oxygen Oxygen Consumption - physiology Reproducibility of Results Respiration Validation studies Young Adult
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Summary:	Mankowski, RT, Michael, S, Rozenberg, R, Stokla, S, Stam, HJ, and Praet, SFE. Heart-rate variability threshold as an alternative for spiro-ergometry testing: a validation study. J Strength Cond Res 31(2): 474-479, 2017-Although spiro-ergometry is the established "gold standard" for determination of the second ventilatory threshold (VT2), it is a costly and rather time-consuming method. Previous studies suggest that assessing the second anaerobic threshold (AT2) on the basis of heart rate variability (HRV) during exercise may be a more cost-effective and noninvasive manner. However, appropriate validation studies, are still lacking. Eleven healthy, moderately trained subjects underwent 3 incremental exercise tests. Ventilation, oxygen uptake (V[Combining Dot Above]O2), CO2 production (V[Combining Dot Above]CO2), and HRV were measured continuously. Exercise testing was performed in 3 oxygen (FiO2) conditions of inspired air (14, 21, and 35% of oxygen). Participants and assessors were blinded to the FiO2 conditions. Two research teams assessed VT2s and HRVT2s independently from each other. Mean workloads corresponding to VT2 and HRVT2 in hypoxia were, respectively, 19 ± 17% (p = 0.01) and 15 ± 15% (p = 0.1) lower in comparison with hyperoxic conditions. Bland-Altman analysis showed low estimation bias (2.2%) and acceptably precise 95% limits of agreement for workload -15.7% to 20.1% for all FiO2 conditions. Bias was the lowest under normoxic conditions (1.1%) in comparison with hypoxia (3.7%) and hyperoxia (4.7%). Heart rate variability-based AT2 assessment had a most acceptable agreement with VT2 under normoxic conditions. This simple HRVT2 assessment may have potential applications for exercise monitoring in commercial fitness settings.
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ISSN:	1064-8011 1533-4287
DOI:	10.1519/JSC.0000000000001502