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Table 1 Agreement statistics between TGI and ECTemp for exercise, recovery, and combined periods in 21 °C and 29 °C environmental conditions

From: Validity of a noninvasive estimation of deep body temperature when wearing personal protective equipment during exercise and recovery

Item

Bias (°C)

LoA (°C)

RMSE (°C)

MAE (°C)

Pc

WBGT 21

 Ex

0.13

±0.60

0.32

0.26 ± 0.18

0.73

 Rec

−0.04

±0.78

0.38

0.30 ± 0.23

0.69

 All

0.03

±0.70

0.35

0.27 ± 0.21

0.74

WBGT 29

 Ex

0.10

±0.53

0.28

0.23 ± 0.16

0.81

 Rec

−0.04

±0.58

0.29

0.23 ± 0.18

0.82

 All

−0.00

±0.57

0.29

0.23 ± 0.18

0.82

Combined

 Ex

0.12

±0.57

0.30

0.25 ± 0.18

0.76

 Rec

−0.04

±0.68

0.34

0.27 ± 0.21

0.76

 All

0.01

±0.64

0.32

0.25 ± 0.20

0.78

  1. Bias Systematic bias (mean difference: ECTemp minus TGI); LoA 95% limits of agreement, RMSE Root mean square error, MAE Mean absolute error, Pc Lin’s concordance correlation coefficient, WBGT Wet bulb globe temperature, Ex Exercise period, Rec Recovery period