Reproducibility of and sex differences in common orthopaedic ankle and foot tests in runners

Table 2 Measurement outcomes of the two examiners MW and HD (twice) and the reproducibility the three orthopaedic tests in all participants (n = 42)

	HD₁	MW	HD₂	Reliability test	ICC (95% CI)	S.E.M (95% LOA)
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Reliability test	ICC (95% CI)	S.E.M (95% LOA)
NDT Stance (mm)	6.2 ± 2.7	5.8 ± 2.8	6.0 ± 2.8	Interrater	0.45 (0.26- 0.60)	3.2 (-6.1- 5.3)
NDT Stance (mm)	6.2 ± 2.7	5.8 ± 2.8	6.0 ± 2.8	Intrarater	0.43 (0.23- 0.59)	2.5 (-5.6- 6.1)
NDT SL-S (mm)	5.8 ± 3.1	5.1 ± 2.8	5.8 ± 3.1	Interrater	0.41 (0.21- 0.57)	5.0 (-7.2- 5.8)
NDT SL-S (mm)	5.8 ± 3.1	5.1 ± 2.8	5.8 ± 3.1	Intrarater	0.37 (0.18- 0.54)	2.5 (-7.0- 6.9)
AJD test (°)	48.1 ± 6.6	48.2 ± 6.1	46.8 ± 6.0	Interrater	0.88 (0.82- 0.92)	2.4 (-6.0- 6.3)
AJD test (°)	48.1 ± 6.6	48.2 ± 6.1	46.8 ± 6.0	Intrarater	0.86 (0.80- 0.91)	8.7 (-5.3- 7.9)
MTP I test (°)	79.4 ± 10.9	74.2 ± 13.1	80.5 ± 10.8	Interrater	0.42 (0.23- 0.59)	34.4 (-30.9- 20.7)
MTP I test (°)	79.4 ± 10.9	74.2 ± 13.1	80.5 ± 10.8	Intrarater	0.62 (0.47- 0.74)	9.9 (-20.0- 17.8)

HD₁ = first measurement examiner HD, MW = measurements examiner MW, HD₂ = second measurements examiner HD, SD = Standard Deviation, NDT = Navicular Drop Test, NDT Stance = Navicular Drop Test Stance, NDT SL-S = Navicular Drop Test Single Limb-Stance, AJD = Ankle Joint Dorsiflexion, MTP I = First Metatarsophalangeal Joint, ICC = Interclass Correlation Coefficients, CI = Confidence Interval, S.E.M. = Standard Error of Measurement, LOA = Limits Of Agreement.

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