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. 2014 Dec 4;15:408. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-15-408

Table 6.

Test-retest reliability of Pressure Pain Threshold (PPT) and Balance/Postural Control (SWAY)

Variable N MDC ICC (95% CI) 95% LOA
SWAY (cm.) Romberg eyes open (CEA) 27 7.91 0.52 (0.18; 0.75) (-7.42; 8.40)
Romberg eyes open (A/P) 27 1.84 0.57 (0.24; 0.78) (-1.87; 1.81)
Romberg eyes open (M/L) 27 1.68 0.39 (0.03; 0.67) (-1.50; 1.86)
Romberg eyes open (COP) 25 1.38 0.79 (0.57; 0.90) (-1.38; 1.40)
Romberg eyes closed (CEA) 27 6.47 0.79 (0.59; 0.90) (-6.26; 6.69)
Romberg eyes closed (A/P) 27 1.96 0.60 (0.29; 0.80) (-2.02; 1.98)
Romberg eyes closed (M/L) 27 1.71 0.69 (0.43; 0.85) (-1.71; 1.72)
Romberg eyes closed (COP) 25 3.84 0.77 (0.55; 0.89) (-2.82; 2.83)
Single leg stance (CEA) 21 7.80 0.58 (0.21; 0.80) (-8.54; 7.04)
Single leg stance (A/P) 21 1.94 0.57 (0.18; 0.80) (-1.97; 1.92)
Single leg stance (M/L) 21 1.39 0.53 (0.14; 0.78) (-1.51; 1.27)
Single leg stance (COP) 21 4.74 0.75 (0.45; 0.89) (-4.70; 4.78)
PPT (kgf) Tibialis Anterior 27 1.90 0.86 (0.71; 0.91) (-1.91; 1.88)
C3-C4 27 0.90 0.89 (0.78; 0.95) (-0.80; 1.01)
Infraspinatus 27 1.65 0.83 (0.66; 0.92) (-1.65; 1.64)

Minimal Detectable Change (MDC), Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC), with 95% Confidence Intervals (95% CI) and 95% Limits of Agreement (LOA).

Confidence Ellipse Areal (CEA), Anterior/Posterior displacement (A/P), Medial/Lateral displacement (M/L), Centre of Pressure path length (COP).