Table 1. Levels of agreement of repeated measurements.
Posturalmeasurements | Intraclass correlation coefficients† | ||
---|---|---|---|
Fully clothed (3 Examiners) |
Minimally clothed (3 Examiners) |
Minimally clothed (2 Visits) |
|
Head shift lateral | 0.87* | 0.83* | 0.46 |
Head shift AP | 0.55 | 0.72 | 0.73 |
Head tilt | 0.91* | 0.86* | 0.78 |
Shoulder shift lateral | 0.67 | 0.64 | 0.33 |
Shoulder shift AP | 0.75 | 0.72 | 0.68 |
Shoulder tilt | 0.58 | 0.88* | 0.78 |
Hip shift lateral | 0.95* | 0.93* | 0.76 |
Hip shift AP | 0.64 | 0.55 | 0.84* |
Hip tilt | 0.10 | 0.26 | 0.59 |
Head weight | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.90 |
Effective head weight | 0.98 | 0.96 | 0.84 |
Rib cage shift | 0.19 | 0.58 | 0.59 |
Knee shift | 0.88* | 0.75 | 0.86* |
†Data are intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) where 0.40<ICC≤0.60 indicate moderate agreement, 0.60<ICC≤0.80 indicate substantial agreement and ICC≥0.81 indicate almost perfect agreement. Head weight and effective head weight were omitted from the analysis because they were considered to be affected more by body weight than by the placement of landmarks by the raters. *ICC≥0.81