This week went by really really fast. I woke up and it was already Friday! Time sure does fly when you are having fun.
This week, I tried the different light filters to determine which filter would give a more accurate pulse rate. The pulse rate from the webcam GUI and the pulse oximeter were compared. For the fairer skin toned person (my office mate), the green light filter gave a more accurate pulse rate. However, for a darker skin toned person (myself), the yellow light filter gave more accurate pulse rate.
Also while doing research this week, I learned that there is an association between resting heart rate and diabetes. The researchers found that participants with faster heart rates had an increased risk of diabetes or were pre-diabetic. This was very interesting. If the research that I am doing this summer could help with the detection of diabetes that would be amazing.
I also spent part of my week working on my Research Symposium Poster. Mines a few adjustments, I think that I am done with it.
Man I really like the color-based data. I know we talked all summer about darker skin tones and it’s useful to know that yellow helps bring the signal to noise to something useful.
Also, the pre-diabetic thing you mentioned is important to me. Diabetes runs in my wife’s family so it’s important to know this stuff.
This is so interesting. My heart-rate was pretty high and both my parents are diabetic too! I am personally invested in your research now. I wonder why green filter worked for me and yellow filter worked better for you- I would like to know if yellow would work for me as well.
I love that our research is so closely aligned! Awesome work!