Thomas Nickolay
Inter- and intra-observer reliability and agreement of O<inf>2</inf>Pulse inflection during cardiopulmonary exercise testing: A comparison of subjective and novel objective methodology
Nickolay, Thomas; McGregor, Gordon; Powell, Richard; Begg, Brian; Birkett, Stefan; Nichols, Simon; Ennis, Stuart; Banerjee, Prithwish; Shave, Rob; Metcalfe, James; Hoye, Angela; Ingle, Lee
Authors
Gordon McGregor
Richard Powell
Brian Begg
Stefan Birkett
Simon Nichols
Stuart Ennis
Prithwish Banerjee
Rob Shave
James Metcalfe
Angela Hoye
Lee Ingle
Abstract
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is the ‘gold standard’ method for evaluating functional capacity, with oxygen pulse (O2Pulse) inflections serving as a potential indicator of myocardial ischaemia. However, the reliability and agreement of identifying these inflections have not been thoroughly investigated. This study aimed to assess the inter- and intra-observer reliability and agreement of a subjective quantification method for identifying O2Pulse inflections during CPET, and to propose a more robust and objective novel algorithm as an alternative methodology. A retrospective analysis was conducted using baseline data from the HIIT or MISS UK trial. The O2Pulse curves were visually inspected by two independent examiners, and compared against an objective algorithm. Fleiss’ Kappa was used to determine the reliability of agreement between the three groups of observations. The results showed almost perfect agreement between the algorithm and both examiners, with a Fleiss’ Kappa statistic of 0.89. The algorithm also demonstrated excellent inter-rater reliability (ICC) when compared to both examiners (0.92-0.98). However, a significant level (P ≤0.05) of systematic bias was observed in Bland-Altman analysis for comparisons involving the novice examiner. In conclusion, this study provides evidence for the reliability of both subjective and novel objective methods for identifying inflections in O2Pulse during CPET. These findings suggest that further research into the clinical significance of O2Pulse inflections is warranted, and that the adoption of a novel objective means of quantification may be preferable to ensure equality of outcome for patients.
Citation
Nickolay, T., McGregor, G., Powell, R., Begg, B., Birkett, S., Nichols, S., Ennis, S., Banerjee, P., Shave, R., Metcalfe, J., Hoye, A., & Ingle, L. (2024). Inter- and intra-observer reliability and agreement of O2Pulse inflection during cardiopulmonary exercise testing: A comparison of subjective and novel objective methodology. PLoS ONE, 19(3 March), Article e0299486. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299486
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Feb 12, 2024 |
Online Publication Date | Mar 7, 2024 |
Publication Date | Mar 1, 2024 |
Deposit Date | Feb 13, 2024 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 8, 2024 |
Journal | PLoS ONE |
Print ISSN | 1932-6203 |
Publisher | Public Library of Science |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 19 |
Issue | 3 March |
Article Number | e0299486 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299486 |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4546283 |
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Copyright: © 2024 Nickolay et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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