Inter- and intra-unit reliability of the COSMED K5: Implications for multicentric and longitudinal testing.

<h4>Purpose</h4>To evaluate the intra-unit (RELINTRA) and inter-unit reliability (RELINTER) of two structurally identical units of the metabolic analyser K5 (COSMED, Rome, Italy) that allows to utilize either breath-by-breath (BBB) or dynamic mixing chamber (DMC) technology.<h4>Met...

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Main Authors: Kay Winkert, Rupert Kamnig, Johannes Kirsten, Jürgen M Steinacker, Gunnar Treff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241079