Accuracy of a non-exercise method using seismocardiography for the estimation of V̇O2peak in sub-elite football players
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2024-07
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A non-exercise method equation using seismocardiography for estimating V̇O2peak (SCG V̇O2peak) has previously been validated in healthy subjects. However, the performance of the SCG V̇O2peak within a trained population is unknown, and the ability of the model to detect changes over time is not well elucidated. Forty-seven sub-elite football players were tested at the start of pre-season (SPS) and 36 players completed a test after eight weeks at the end of the pre-season (EPS). Testing included an SCG V̇O2peak estimation at rest and a graded cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) on a treadmill for determination of V̇O2peak. Agreement between SCG V̇O2peak and CPET V̇O2peak showed a large underestimation at SPS (bias ± 95% CI: −9.9 ± 1.8, 95% Limits of Agreement: 2.2 to −22.0 mL·min−1 kg−1). At EPS no interaction (p = 0.3590) but a main effect of time (p < 0.0001) and methods (p < 0.0001) was observed between SCG and CPET V̇O2peak. No correlation in V̇O2peak changes was observed between SCG and CPET (r = −20.0, p = 0.2484) but a fair agreement in classifying the correct directional change in V̇O2peak with the SCG method was found (Cohen's κ coefficient = 0.28 ± 0.25). Overall, the SCG V̇O2peak method lacks accuracy and despite being able to estimate group changes, it was incapable of detecting individual changes in V̇O2peak following a pre-season period in sub-elite football players. The SCG algorithm needs to be further adjusted and the accuracy and precision improved for the method to be applicable for use within a trained population.
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Publisher Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s). European Journal of Sport Science published by Wiley-VCH GmbH on behalf of European College of Sport Science.
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agreement, Seismofit, soccer players, validation, V̇O2max, V̇Opeak prediction, 3.3 Health sciences, 3.2 Clinical medicine, 1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
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Hansen, M T, Rømer, T, Lange, K K, Dela, F & Helge, J W 2024, 'Accuracy of a non-exercise method using seismocardiography for the estimation of V̇O 2 peak in sub-elite football players', European Journal of Sport Science , vol. 24, no. 7, pp. 889-898. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsc.12147