Table 2.
Intra- and inter-rater reliability, standard error of measurement and minimal detectable change
| Muscle Groups | N | MIMS Torque Mean (SD) in Nm | ICC 95% | CI 95% | P-value | SEM | MDC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | S3 | Mean (S1 + S3) / 2 | Intra-rater reliability | Nm (%) | |||||
| Shoulder ABD | 29 | 80.6 (34.6) | 81.1 (37.0) | 80.8 | 0.962 | 0.918–0.982 | < 0.001 | 1.30 (1.60) | 3.59 (4.45) |
| Shoulder IR | 29 | 35.4 (12.8) | 35.4 (12.0) | 35.4 | 0.988 | 0.974–0.994 | < 0.001 | 0.21 (0.60) | 0.59 (1.66) |
| Shoulder ER | 29 | 26.5 (9.3) | 26.8 (8.9) | 26.6 | 0.984 | 0.965–0.992 | < 0.001 | 0.20 (0.75) | 0.56 (2.09) |
| Shoulder flexors | 30 | 68.1 (25.9) | 72.0 (30.46) | 70.1 | 0.985 | 0.953–0.994 | < 0.001 | 0.52 (0.75) | 1.45 (2.07) |
| Elbow flexors | 30 | 53.1 (17.9) | 53.2 (16.52) | 53.2 | 0.987 | 0.972–0.994 | < 0.001 | 0.27 (0.52) | 0.76 (1.43) |
| Elbow extensors | 30 | 33.0 (12.9) | 32.1 (11.9) | 32.5 | 0.990 | 0.978–0.995 | < 0.001 | 0.16 (0.50) | 0.45 (1.38) |
| Wrist flexors | 29 | 10.2 (3.1) | 10.8 (3.2) | 10.5 | 0.902 | 0.789–0.954 | < 0.001 | 0.30 (2.84) | 0.83 (7.88) |
| Wrist extensors | 30 | 7.6 (2.4) | 7.7 (2.7) | 7.6 | 0.947 | 0.890–0.975 | < 0.001 | 0.14 (1.80) | 0.38 (4.99) |
| Hip ABD | 29 | 125.4 (35.6) | 127.8 (40.2) | 126.6 | 0.956 | 0.907–0.979 | < 0.001 | 1.90 (1.50) | 5.25 (4.15) |
| Hip IR | 29 | 72.2 (20.7) | 75.4 (21.6) | 73.8 | 0.964 | 0.914–0.984 | < 0.001 | 0.90 (1.23) | 2.51 (3.40) |
| Hip ER | 29 | 54.2 (18.2) | 55.4 (19.1) | 54.8 | 0.966 | 0.929–0.984 | < 0.001 | 0.70 (1.28) | 1.94 (3.55) |
| Hip flexors | 29 | 131.2 (44.5) | 138.6 (47.5) | 134.9 | 0.933 | 0.854–0.969 | < 0.001 | 3.18 (2.36) | 8.81 (6.53) |
| Hip extensors | 29 | 217.6 (65.5) | 221.4 (75.7) | 219.5 | 0.961 | 0.917–0.981 | < 0.001 | 3.20 (1.46) | 8.87 (4.04) |
| Knee flexors | 29 | 94.1 (33.4) | 92.2 (29.7) | 93.1 | 0.956 | 0.907–0.979 | < 0.001 | 1.30 (1.39) | 3.59 (3.86) |
| Knee extensors | 30 | 149.6 (51.6) | 148.4 (50.7) | 149.0 | 0.983 | 0.964–0.992 | < 0.001 | 0.96 (0.64) | 2.65 (1.78) |
| Ankle DF | 30 | 23.6 (5.6) | 23.8 (5.4) | 23.7 | 0.967 | 0.932–0.984 | < 0.001 | 0.24 (1.00) | 0.66 (2.78) |
| Ankle evertors | 30 | 20.1 (6.0) | 21.0 (7.1) | 20.6 | 0.965 | 0.922–0.984 | < 0.001 | 0.26 (1.27) | 0.72 (3.52) |
| Muscle Groups | N | S1 | S2 | Mean (S1 + S2) / 2 | Inter-rater reliability | Nm (%) | |||
| Shoulder ABD | 29 | 80.6 (38.5) | 80.1 (35.2) | 80.3 | 0.956 | 0.906–0.979 | < 0.001 | 1.53 (1.90) | 4.24 (5.28) |
| Shoulder IR | 28 | 34.7 (12.5) | 35.1 (13.2) | 34.9 | 0.977 | 0.951–0.989 | < 0.001 | 0.34 (0.98) | 0.94 (2.70) |
| Shoulder ER | 29 | 25.6 (9.03) | 26.0 (8.8) | 25.8 | 0.979 | 0.955–0.990 | < 0.001 | 0.24 (0.93) | 0.67 (2.58) |
| Shoulder flexors | 30 | 68.1 (30.0) | 75.4 (30.1) | 71.8 | 0.963 | 0.822–0.987 | < 0.001 | 1.13 (1.58) | 3.14 (4.38) |
| Elbow flexors | 30 | 53.1 (17.9) | 54.4 (17.9) | 53.8 | 0.988 | 0.974–0.994 | < 0.001 | 0.26 (0.49) | 0.73 (1.35) |
| Elbow extensors | 30 | 33.0 (12.9) | 32.6 (12.0) | 32.8 | 0.989 | 0.978–0.995 | < 0.001 | 0.17 (0.51) | 0.47 (1.43) |
| Wrist flexors | 29 | 10.2 (3.1) | 9.4 (2.9) | 9.8 | 0.888 | 0.731–0.950 | < 0.001 | 0.32 (3.25) | 0.88 (9.02) |
| Wrist extensors | 30 | 7.6 (2.4) | 7.5 (2.6) | 7.5 | 0.902 | 0.794–0.953 | < 0.001 | 0.23 (3.06) | 0.64 (8.49) |
| Hip ABD | 30 | 125.4 (35.0) | 124.4 (35.9) | 124.9 | 0.965 | 0.927–0.983 | < 0.001 | 1.41 (1.13) | 3.9 (3.12) |
| Hip IR | 28 | 71.8 (21.0) | 63.3 (20.2) | 67.5 | 0.897 | 0.548–0.964 | < 0.001 | 2.01 (2.98) | 5.57 (8.25) |
| Hip ER | 28 | 53.8 (18.3) | 50.1 (18.5) | 51.9 | 0.938 | 0.854–0.973 | < 0.001 | 1.07 (2.05) | 2.95 (5.69) |
| Hip flexors | 28 | 130.5 (45.2) | 123.5 (37.7) | 127.0 | 0.964 | 0.908–0.985 | < 0.001 | 1.73 (1.36) | 4.80 (3.78) |
| Hip extensors | 30 | 216.6 (64.6) | 234.4 (76.8) | 223.4 | 0.920 | 0.802–0.965 | < 0.001 | 5.80 (2.57) | 16.06 (7.12) |
| Knee flexors | 28 | 93.7 (33.9) | 85.5 (29) | 89.6 | 0.931 | 0.805–0.972 | < 0.001 | 1.85 (2.06) | 5.13 (5.72) |
| Knee extensors | 30 | 149.6 (51.6) | 142.2 (54.8) | 145.9 | 0.949 | 0.891–0.976 | < 0.001 | 2.47 (1.69) | 6.84 (4.69) |
| Ankle DF | 30 | 23.6 (5.6) | 23.7 (5.3) | 23.6 | 0.930 | 0.853–0.967 | < 0.001 | 0.40 (1.70) | 1.12 (4.72) |
| Ankle evertors | 30 | 20.1 (6.0) | 18.9 (6.1) | 19.5 | 0.944 | 0.859–0.975 | < 0.001 | 0.37 (1.91) | 1.03 (5.29) |
Mean of the MIMS torque values with the standard deviation (SD) in Newton-meters (Nm) for each muscle group, intraclass correlation coefficients and their 95% confident intervals (ICC and CI 95%), the standard error of measurement (SEM) and the minimal detectable change (MDC) presented in Nm and in percentage (%)
ABD Abductors, IR/ER Internal and External rotators, DF Dorsiflexors, S1 Session 1, S2 Session 2, S3 Session 3