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Table 4 Inter-rater and Intra-rater reliability (Intraclass Correlation Coefficients using mean of repetitions 2–5)

From: How consistent are lordosis, range of movement and lumbo-pelvic rhythm in people with and without back pain?

Interrater

NoLBP subjects

LBP subjects

 

n =

T12 angle

Pelvic angle

Lumbar ROM

n =

T12 angle

Pelvic angle

Lumbar ROM

Flexion

32

.98 (.96 to .99)

.97 (.94 to .99)

.80 (.56 to .91)

32

.96 (.92 to .98)

.92 (.84 to .96)

.95 (.90 to .98)

Extension

31

.88 (.74 to .94)

.87 (.72 to .93)

.91 (.81 to .96)

28

.95 (.90 to .98)

.77 (.52 to .89)

.94 (.87 to .97)

Lordosis

33

.83 (.65 to .91)

.91 (.83 to .96)

.90 (.79 to .95)

32

.83 (.65 to .92)

.91 (.81 to .96)

.94 (.87 to .97)

Lateral Flexion left

33

.88 (.76 to .94)

.89 (.77 to .94)

.84 (.68 to .92)

32

.89 (.76 to .94)

.79 (.56 to .90)

.89 (.78 to .95)

Lateral flexion right

33

.94 (.88 to .97)

.88 (.72 to .95)

.92 (.84 to .96)

32

.82 (.64 to .91)

.67 (.33 to .83)

.89 (.79 to .95)

Intrarater

NoLBP subjects

LBP subjects

Flexion

28

.97 (.93 to .99)

.95 (.90 to .98)

.86 (.68 to .94)

25

.95 (.89 to .98)

.86 (.69 to .94)

.86 (.69 to .94)

Extension

28

.84 (.64 to .92)

.71 (.38 to .86)

.79 (.54 to .90)

21

.94 (.88 to .98)

.67 (.25 to .86)

.94 (.87 to .97)

Lordosis

30

.71 (.40 to .86)

.84 (.68 to .93)

.81 (.59 to .91)

25

.89 (.74 to .95)

.82 (.60 to .92)

.85 (.65 to .93)

Lateral Flexion left

30

.77 (.53 to .89)

.85 (.69 to .93)

.76 (.49 to .89)

25

.92 (.82 to .96)

.83 (.61 to .92)

.92 (.81 to .96)

Lateral flexion right

30

.95 (.90 to .98)

.88 (.75 to .94)

.89 (.77 to .95)

25

.85 (.46 to .94)

.70 (.34 to .87)

.92 (.68 to .97)

  1. Legend: ROM = ROM Intraclass correlation co-efficients (ICC 2,2) and 95 % confidence intervals