Validity, reliability and minimum detectable change of COSMED K5 portable gas exchange system in breath-by-breath mode.

<h4>Purpose</h4>This study aimed to examine the validity, reliability and minimum detectable change (MDC) of the Cosmed K5 in breath by breath (BxB) mode, against VacuMed metabolic simulator. Intra and inter-units reliability was also assessed.<h4>Methods</h4>Fourteen metabol...

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Main Authors: Laura Guidetti, Marco Meucci, Francesco Bolletta, Gian Pietro Emerenziani, Maria Chiara Gallotta, Carlo Baldari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209925