Table 1.
Statistics summarizing the reliability of toolbox strength measures obtained from 28 participants
Test* | Measure | Session 1 mean (SD) | Session 2 mean (SD) | Intersession difference mean (SD) | T (p) | ICC (95% CI) | SEM | CVSEM (%) | ME | CVME (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FRSTST (sec) | First | 8.1 (2.3) | 7.8 (2.3) | 0.3 (0.7) | 2.48 (0.020) | 0.954 (0.903–0.978) | 0.5 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 6.2 |
Best | 7.7 (2.1) | 7.4 (2.3) | 0.3 (0.6) | 2.39 (0.024) | 0.963 (0.922–0.983) | 0.4 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 5.6 | |
Mean | 8.0 (2.2) | 7.6 (2.3) | 0.3 (0.5) | 3.61 (0.001) | 0.975 (0.946–0.988) | 0.3 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 4.5 | |
HGD (N): left | First | 345.2 (97.4) | 342.5 (97.9) | 2.7 (34.7) | 0.40 (0.690) | 0.938 (0.870–0.971) | 24.2 | 7.1 | 24.5 | 7.1 |
Best | 351.8 (96.1) | 357.6 (100.1) | −5.8 (29.4) | −1.08 (0.293) | 0.955 (0.906–0.979) | 20.4 | 5.7 | 20.6 | 5.9 | |
Mean | 340.3 (94.3) | 344.7 (97.0) | −4.4 (23.6) | −0.99 (0.331) | 0.965 (0.926–0.983) | 17.7 | 5.2 | 16.7 | 4.9 | |
HGD (N): right | First | 366.5 (101.9) | 364.7 (97.4) | 1.3 (35.1) | 0.23 (0.823) | 0.937 (0.870–0.971) | 25.6 | 7.0 | 24.9 | 6.8 |
Best | 375.0 (97.9) | 380.7 (106.3) | −5.3 (34.7) | −0.84 (0.408) | 0.942 (0.879–0.973) | 23.6 | 6.2 | 24.6 | 6.5 | |
Mean | 367.4 (98.7) | 369.2 (101.0) | −2.2 (32.5) | −0.34 (0.733) | 0.948 (0.890–0.975) | 22.5 | 6.1 | 22.9 | 6.2 | |
BSHHD (N): left | First | 377.6 (140.1) | 415.0 (122.8) | −37.4 (71.2) | −2.78 (0.010) | 0.853 (0.708–0.929) | 53.7 | 13.6 | 50.3 | 12.7 |
Best | 399.4 (145.0) | 429.2 (121.9) | −29.8 (60.0) | −2.61 (0.015) | 0.899 (0.795–0.952) | 46.1 | 11.1 | 42.5 | 10.3 | |
Mean | 386.1 (142.8) | 417.7 (118.3) | −31.6 (64.3) | −2.59 (0.015) | 0.879 (0.756–0.942) | 49.7 | 12.4 | 45.6 | 11.3 | |
BSHHD (N): right | First | 384.3 (149.5) | 425.7 (146.8) | −41.8 (66.3) | −3.33 (0.003) | 0.900 (0.796–0.953) | 47.3 | 11.7 | 46.9 | 11.6 |
Best | 408.8 (158.8) | 443.5 (146.3) | −34.7 (64.9) | −2.83 (0.009) | 0.910 (0.813–0.957) | 47.6 | 11.2 | 45.9 | 10.8 | |
Mean | 393.6 (153.5) | 424.8 (140.1) | −30.7 (56.0) | −2.91 (0.007) | 0.928 (0.850–0.966) | 41.2 | 10.1 | 39.6 | 9.7 |
FRSTST = five repetition sit-to-stand testing; HGD = hand-grip dynamometry; BSHHD = belt-stabilized hand-held dynamometry.