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Table 1 Test-retest reliability results of the tip pinch force sense

From: Test–retest reliability of tip, key, and palmar pinch force sense in healthy adults

 

Force level

Session 1 (%)

Session 2 (%)

Mean difference (%)

ICC (95% CI)

SEM (%)

95% LOA (%)

AE

10% MVIC

47.4 ± 33.4

44.3 ± 27.8

3.1 ± 19.9

0.88 (0.80–0.93)

6.86

−36.0 - 42.2

 

30% MVIC

13.7 ± 8.3

14.5 ± 8.1

−0.8 ± 6.9

0.78 (0.63–0.87)

3.23

−14.4 - 12.7

 

50% MVIC

14.3 ± 8.1

13.1 ± 7.6

1.2 ± 6.6

0.78 (0.63–0.87)

3.07

− 11.8 - 14.2

CE

10% MVIC

43.6 ± 37.4

41.3 ± 31.3

2.4 ± 21.4

0.90 (0.82–0.94)

6.94

−39.5 - 44.3

 

30% MVIC

4.5 ± 14.6

4.6 ± 14.7

0.0 ± 9.6

0.88 (0.80–0.93)

3.33

−18.9 - 18.8

 

50% MVIC

−7.3 ± 13.3

−7.5 ± 11.3

0.2 ± 8.6

0.86 (0.77–0.92)

3.19

−16.7 - 17.1

  1. Mean absolute error (AE), constant error (CE), mean difference, intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) with 95% confidence interval (CI), standard error of the measurement (SEM), and 95% limits of agreement (LOA) between the test and retest of the tip pinch at three force levels