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Table 3 Summary statistics (mean, SD, range) are given for examiner A, examiner B and both examiners A + B together, on each of the five tests for lumbar motor control

From: Inter-examiner reproducibility of tests for lumbar motor control

Variable

N

Mean (SD)

Range

Examiner A

   

1) Repositioning, RPS (cm)

40

0.37 (0.30)

(0.00-1.00)

2) Sitting Forward Lean, SFL (cm)

40

0.98 (0.59)

(0.04-2.50)

3) Sitting Knee Extension, SKE (cm)

38

0.39 (0.29)

(0.00-1.05)

4) Bent Knee Fall Out, BKFO (cm)

40

1.05 (0.50)

(0.00-2.40)

5) Leg Lowering, LL (mm Hg)

40

32.80 (7.23)

(12.00-43.40)

Examiner B

   

1) Repositioning, RPS (cm)

40

0.35 (0.27)

(0.00-0.92)

2) Sitting Forward Lean, SFL (cm)

40

1.04 (0.65)

(0.12-2.90)

3) Sitting Knee Extension, SKE (cm)

38

0.40 (0.30)

(0.05-1.00)

4) Bent Knee Fall Out, BKFO (cm)

40

1.09 (0.55)

(0.10-2.55)

5) Leg Lowering, LL (mm Hg)

40

32.97 (7.06)

(11.20-42.40)

Examiner A + B

   

1) Repositioning, RPS (cm)

80

0.36 (0.27)

(0.00-1.00)

2) Sitting Forward Lean, SFL (cm)

80

1.01 (0.62)

(0.04-2.90)

3) Sitting Knee Extension, SKE (cm)

76

0.40 (0.29)

(0.00-1.05)

4) Bent Knee Fall Out, BKFO (cm)

80

1.07 (0.52)

(0.00-2.55)

5) Leg Lowering, LL (mm Hg)

80

32.89 (7.10)

(11.20-43.40)