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. 2024 Sep 6;13(17):5285. doi: 10.3390/jcm13175285

Table 3.

Test–retest reliability, standard error of measurement, and smallest detectable change.

Measurement Test, Median (IQR) Retest,
Median (IQR)
p-Value a ICC b 95% CI for ICC SEM% c SDC% c
Isometric
Knee extension
  Peak torque (Nm) 65.9 (12.2–142.8) 61.0 (13.3–124.8) 0.407 0.995 0.990–0.998 9% 25%
Knee flexion
  Peak torque (Nm) 26.2 (16.1–67.1) 27.5 (14.8–63.4) 0.447 0.983 0.964–0.992 12% 33%
Elbow extension
  Peak torque (Nm) 14.7 (7.8–28.3) 13.6 (9.6–25.2) 0.669 0.977 0.955–0.988 11% 31%
Elbow flexion
  Peak torque (Nm) 11.5 (7.2–25.3) 11.4 (7.5–24.8) 0.649 0.991 0.983–0.995 9% 24%
Isokinetic
Knee extension
  Peak torque (Nm) 62.8 (15.8–111.0) 65.1 (16.6–114.2) 0.794 0.988 0.974–0.994 9% 25%
  Average power (W) 40.4 (9.2–68.8) 44.9 (9.0–63.3) 0.706 0.990 0.978–0.995 13% 37%
Knee flexion
  Peak torque (Nm) 27.6 (20.6–72.1) 27.0 (20.0–65.5) 0.190 0.981 0.955–0.992 10% 29%
  Average power (W) 18.9 (11.7–43.0) 18.1 (12.4–40.4) 0.425 0.972 0.934–0.989 14% 38%
Elbow extension
  Peak torque (Nm) 19.9 (12.0–33.4) 18.0 (12.1–34.2) 0.937 0.979 0.946–0.992 11% 29%
  Average power (W) 14.4 (8.6–33.3) 12.4 (8.6–33.2) 0.846 0.991 0.977–0.997 9% 25%
Elbow flexion
  Peak torque (Nm) 18.1 (12.5–31.4) 19.2 (11.3–33.4) 0.045 0.977 0.932–0.991 7% 20%
  Average power (W) 14.4 (8.3–27.3) 15.3 (7.4–28.1) 0.996 0.978 0.944–0.992 9% 26%

a p-value calculated with log-transformed data; b ICC calculated with log-transformed data; c No absolute value, only ratio calculated with log-transformed data. IQR (interquartile range), ICC (intraclass correlation coefficient), CI (confidence interval), SEM (standard error of measurement), SDC (smallest detectable change), Nm (Newton meter), W (watt).