Table 1 Details of datasets considered in this study.

From: Measurement of respiratory rate using wearable devices and applications to COVID-19 detection

Name of Dataset

Number of individuals

Demographics

Dates

Purpose

Sleep study respiratory rate validation data set

28

Mean age: 48.9 yr (53.6% fem.)

Oct 17−Nov 6, 2019 & Mar 9−May 29, 2020

To obtain respiratory rate ground truth data for validation of the algorithm.

General population nocturnal respiratory rate data set

10,000

Ages 20−69 yr (50% fem.)

Nov 1−14, 2020

To study respiratory rate variation with age and sex, to establish transverse benchmarks, and to study longitudinal variability.

Longitudinal nocturnal respiratory rate data set from COVID-19 subjects

3,236

Mean age: 42.25 yr (77.6% fem.)

Feb 28−Nov 13, 2020

To collect COVID-19 information from Fitbit users, including symptoms and dates.