Table 2.
Inter-rater reliability and agreement between PTs and experts of the muscular chain evaluation
|
Body regions |
Reliability |
|
Agreement |
Muscular Chain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Posture indices |
PTs |
Experts* |
PTs vs experts |
|
| Kappa (%A) | Kappa (%A) | ICC (95% CI) | ||
| Head : Protraction |
0.49 (62) |
1.00 (100) |
0.55 (−0.27 – 0.95) |
Ant |
| Lateral bending |
0.04 (28) |
1.00 (100) |
0.62 (−0.08 – 0.95) |
** |
| Rotation |
0.05 (29) |
1.00 (100) |
0.82 (0.50 – 0.98) |
** |
| Cervical : > Lordosis |
0.11 (33) |
1.00 (100) |
0.86 (0.60 – 0.98) |
Ant and Post |
| < Lordosis |
0.55 (67) |
1.00 (100) |
|
Ant |
| Shoulders : Elevated |
0.25 (44) |
1.00 (100) |
0.83 (0.50 – 0.98) |
No answer |
| Protracted |
0.17 (38) |
0.50 (75) |
0.88 (0.66 – 0.99) |
Ant and Post |
| Rounded |
0.65 (74) |
1.00 (100) |
0.50 (−0.42 – 0.94) |
Ant |
| Scapulas : Adducted |
0.43 (57) |
1.00 (100) |
0.96 (0.88 – 1.00) |
No answer |
| Abducted |
0.42 (56) |
1.00 (100) |
0.84 (0.53 – 0.98) |
Ant |
| Thoracic : > Kyphosis |
0.73 (80) |
1.00 (100) |
0.96 (0.87 – 1.00) |
Ant |
| < Kyphosis |
0.76 (82) |
1.00 (100) |
|
Post |
| Lumbar : > Lordosis |
0.57 (67) |
0.55 (80) |
0.89 (0.67 – 0.99) |
Ant and Post |
| < Lordosis |
0.22 (41) |
1.00 (100) |
0.93 (0.79 – 0.99) |
Post |
| Pelvis : Anterior tilt |
0.40 (55) |
1.00 (100) |
0.82 (0.48 – 0.98) |
Ant |
| Posterior tilt |
0.60 (70) |
1.00 (100) |
|
Post |
| Knees : Valgus |
0.36 (53) |
1.00 (100) |
0.92 (0.78 – 0.99) |
Ant |
| Varus |
0.54 (65) |
1.00 (100) |
0.92 (0.78 – 0.99) |
Post |
| Recurvatum |
0.26 (45) |
1.00 (100) |
0.98 (0.93 – 1.00) |
Ant and Post |
| Flexum |
0.08 (32) |
0.40 (67) |
0.99 (0.97 – 1.00) |
** |
| Feet : < Plantar arch |
0.34 (51) |
1.00 (100) |
0.94 (0.83 – 0.99) |
Ant |
| > Plantar arch |
0.46 (59) |
1.00 (100) |
0.99 (0.98 – 1.00) |
Post |
| Valgus |
0.36 (52) |
1.00 (100) |
0.91 (0.76 – 0.99) |
Ant |
| Varus | 0.60 (69) | 1.00 (100) | 0.97 (0.92 – 1.00) | Post |
Legend: PTs = physical therapists, %A = percentage of agreement, Ant = anterior, Post = posterior, Ant and Post = anterior and posterior; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval. * = Results for the experts before the consensus. ** = Specific for each participant.