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Table 3 Intratester and Intertester reliability of ankle dorsiflexion measurements in groups with and without diabetes

From: Weight bearing versus non-weight bearing ankle dorsiflexion measurement in people with diabetes: a cross sectional study

 

Diabetes reliability group

Non-diabetes group

Measure

ICC (95% CI)

SEM (95% CI) degrees

MDC

ICC (95% CI)

SEM (95% CI) degrees

MDC

Intratester Reliability

 Lidcombe template

  Tester 1

0.94 (0.88–0.97)

1.6 (0.4–6.8)

4.6

0.89(0.78–0.95)

2.0 (5.4–13.0)

5.2

  Tester 2

0.90 (0.80–0.95)

1.9 (−0.4–7.0)

5.1

0.89(0.78–0.95)

1.9 (5.5–13.0)

5.2

 Lunge test

  Tester 1

0.83 (0.67–0.92)

2.6 (29.4–39.6)

6.5

0.85 (0.72–0.93)

3.2 (32.9–45.3)

7.6

  Tester 2

0.85 (0.71–0.93)

2.4 (29.6–39.6)

6.2

0.89(0.78–0.94)

2.6 (35.6–45.6)

6.4

Intertester Reliability

Lidcombe template

0.91 (0.83–0.96)

1.9 (− 0.2–7.2)

5.1

0.91 (0.81–0.95)

1.7 (5.8–12.6)

4.8

Lunge test

0.88 (0.77–0.94)

2.1 (30.3–38.7)

5.6

0.93 (0.85–0.96)

2.1 (35.7–43.9)

5.5

  1. Abbreviations: ICC intraclass correlation coefficient, CI confidence interval, SEM standard error measurement, MDC minimal detectable change