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Table 2 Test-retest reliability

From: Stature is an essential predictor of muscle strength in children

Muscle function

Side

Mean

Mean of difference

SD of difference

SEM

Relative SEM (%)

ICC

ICC 95%CI

Handgrip

ND

196.1

−8.4

28.9

20.4

10.4

0.949

[0.911 ; 0.971]

 

D

211.5

−1.2

29.6

20.9

9.9

0.957

[0.926 ; 0.975]

Elbow flexion

ND

24.2

−0.3

3.4

2.4

10.0

0.969

[0.947 ; 0.981]

 

D

25.7

−0.6

4.2

3.0

11.7

0.954

[0.923 ; 0.973]

Elbow extension

ND

19.0

−0.2

2.7

1.9

10.2

0.962

[0.936 ; 0.977]

 

D

19.2

−0.2

3.1

2.2

11.2

0.950

[0.916 ; 0.970]

Knee flexion

ND

40.7

−1.5

7.3

5.2

12.7

0.945

[0.908 ; 0.968]

 

D

41.9

−1.4

8.3

5.8

14.0

0.930

[0.884 ; 0.958]

Knee extension

ND

78.7

−5.3

17.1

12.1

15.4

0.945

[0.908 ; 0.968]

 

D

84.5

−6.0

17.6

12.4

14.7

0.926

[0.870 ; 0.957]

  1. ND: non-dominant hand side; D: dominant hand side; SD: standard deviation; SEM: standard error of measurement; ICC: intraclass correlation coefficient; CI: confidence interval.
  2. Data are provided in N for handgrip and Nm for the other muscle functions tested (n = 56 subjects).