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Table 2 Inter-rater reliability and agreement between PTs and experts of the muscular chain evaluation

From: Inter-rater reliability of the evaluation of muscular chains associated with posture alterations in scoliosis

Body regions

Reliability

 

Agreement

Muscular Chain

Posture indices

PTs

Experts*

PTs vs experts

 
 

Kappa (%A)

Kappa (%A)

ICC (95% CI)

 

Head : Protraction

0.49 (62)

1.00 (100)

0.55 (−0.27 – 0.95)

Ant

 Lateral bending

0.04 (28)

1.00 (100)

0.62 (−0.08 – 0.95)

**

 Rotation

0.05 (29)

1.00 (100)

0.82 (0.50 – 0.98)

**

Cervical : > Lordosis

0.11 (33)

1.00 (100)

0.86 (0.60 – 0.98)

Ant and Post

 < Lordosis

0.55 (67)

1.00 (100)

 

Ant

Shoulders : Elevated

0.25 (44)

1.00 (100)

0.83 (0.50 – 0.98)

No answer

 Protracted

0.17 (38)

0.50 (75)

0.88 (0.66 – 0.99)

Ant and Post

 Rounded

0.65 (74)

1.00 (100)

0.50 (−0.42 – 0.94)

Ant

Scapulas : Adducted

0.43 (57)

1.00 (100)

0.96 (0.88 – 1.00)

No answer

 Abducted

0.42 (56)

1.00 (100)

0.84 (0.53 – 0.98)

Ant

Thoracic : > Kyphosis

0.73 (80)

1.00 (100)

0.96 (0.87 – 1.00)

Ant

 < Kyphosis

0.76 (82)

1.00 (100)

 

Post

Lumbar : > Lordosis

0.57 (67)

0.55 (80)

0.89 (0.67 – 0.99)

Ant and Post

 < Lordosis

0.22 (41)

1.00 (100)

0.93 (0.79 – 0.99)

Post

Pelvis : Anterior tilt

0.40 (55)

1.00 (100)

0.82 (0.48 – 0.98)

Ant

 Posterior tilt

0.60 (70)

1.00 (100)

 

Post

Knees : Valgus

0.36 (53)

1.00 (100)

0.92 (0.78 – 0.99)

Ant

 Varus

0.54 (65)

1.00 (100)

0.92 (0.78 – 0.99)

Post

 Recurvatum

0.26 (45)

1.00 (100)

0.98 (0.93 – 1.00)

Ant and Post

 Flexum

0.08 (32)

0.40 (67)

0.99 (0.97 – 1.00)

**

Feet : < Plantar arch

0.34 (51)

1.00 (100)

0.94 (0.83 – 0.99)

Ant

 > Plantar arch

0.46 (59)

1.00 (100)

0.99 (0.98 – 1.00)

Post

 Valgus

0.36 (52)

1.00 (100)

0.91 (0.76 – 0.99)

Ant

 Varus

0.60 (69)

1.00 (100)

0.97 (0.92 – 1.00)

Post

  1. Legend: PTs = physical therapists, %A = percentage of agreement, Ant = anterior, Post = posterior, Ant and Post = anterior and posterior; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval. * = Results for the experts before the consensus. ** = Specific for each participant.