Table 2.
The mean between rater differences and ICC indexes. Mean d: mean difference between first and second measurements; CI: confidence interval.
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| Parameters | Rater 1 | Rater 2 | Mean d | ICC (95% CI) | |
| Biceps brachii (affected) |
Frequency (Hz) | 13.31 (1.13) | 13.11 (1.43) | 0.20 | 0.83 (0.63–0.92) |
| Decrement | 1.27 (0.2) | 1.24 (1.24) | 0.04 | 0.89 (0.77–0.95) | |
| Stiffness (N/m) | 220.55 (18.66) | 215.52 (27.03) | 5.03 | 0.76 (0.48–0.89) | |
| Creep | 1.45 (0.16) | 1.48 (0.18) | −0.03 | 0.81 (0.60–0.91) | |
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| Brachioradialis (affected) |
Frequency (Hz) | 13.91 (1.70) | 16.94 (1.79) | −3.03 | 0.93 (0.86–0.97) |
| Decrement | 1.20 (0.19) | 1.44 (0.31) | −0.24 | 0.91 (0.80–0.96) | |
| Stiffness (N/m) | 231.66 (54.26) | 330.86 (57.05) | −99.21 | 0.92 (0.83–0.96) | |
| Creep | 1.39 (0.21) | 1.02 (0.16) | 0.37 | 0.90 (0.80–0.96) | |
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| Rectus femoris (affected) |
Frequency (Hz) | 14.73 (1.67) | 15.08 (2.46) | −0.35 | 0.86 (0.71–0.93) |
| Decrement | 1.61 (0.45) | 1.67 (0.29) | −0.06 | 0.65 (0.26–0.84) | |
| Stiffness (N/m) | 287.86 (41.43) | 301.24 (67.07) | −13.38 | 0.88 (0.74–0.95) | |
| Creep | 1.29 (0.18) | 1.26 (0.25) | 0.03 | 0.87 (0.73–0.94) | |
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| Tibialis anterior (affected) |
Frequency (Hz) | 18.81 (2.16) | 18.37 (2.43) | 0.44 | 0.91 (0.82–0.96) |
| Decrement | 1.26 (0.42) | 1.11 (0.35) | 0.15 | 0.83 (0.64–0.92) | |
| Stiffness (N/m) | 376.00 (53.23) | 354.83 (58.06) | 21.17 | 0.91 (0.82–0.96) | |
| Creep | 0.98 (0.18) | 1.05 (0.19) | −0.07 | 0.89 (0.77–0.95) | |
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| Biceps brachii (nonaffected) |
Frequency (Hz) | 13.50 (0.98) | 13.67 (0.94) | −0.17 | 0.70 (0.36–0.86) |
| Decrement | 1.21 (0.2) | 1.19 (0.14) | 0.02 | 0.74 (0.46–0.88) | |
| Stiffness (N/m) | 218.83 (18.99) | 223.72 (18.90) | −4.9 | 0.66 (0.29–0.84) | |
| Creep | 1.44 (0.14) | 1.44 (0.14) | 0.00 | 0.70 (0.35–0.86) | |
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| Brachioradialis (nonaffected) |
Frequency (Hz) | 17.16 (1.99) | 17.41 (1.32) | −0.25 | 0.78 (0.54–0.90) |
| Decrement | 1.36 (0.23) | 1.30 (0.21) | 0.06 | 0.65 (0.25–0.84) | |
| Stiffness (N/m) | 323.00 (57.98) | 323.76 (47.64) | −0.76 | 0.88 (0.74–0.97) | |
| Creep | 1.04 (0.15) | 1.02 (0.11) | 0.02 | 0.71 (0.39–0.87) | |
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| Rectus femoris (nonaffected) |
Frequency (Hz) | 14.84 (1.64) | 14.93 (1.88) | −0.09 | 0.97 (0.94–0.99) |
| Decrement | 1.59 (0.46) | 1.69 (0.34) | −0.1 | 0.96 0.92–0.98) | |
| Stiffness (N/m) | 288.83 (41.15) | 292.03 (48.60) | −3.21 | 0.99 (0.97–0.99) | |
| Creep | 1.28 (0.17) | 1.28 (0.21) | 0 | 0.96 (0.92–0.98) | |
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| Tibialis anterior (nonaffected) |
Frequency (Hz) | 18.96 (2.43) | 19.23 (2.61) | −0.27 | 0.87 (0.72–0.94) |
| Decrement | 1.21 (0.34) | 1.15 (0.28) | 0.06 | 0.65 (0.27–0.83) | |
| Stiffness (N/m) | 368.4 (51.97) | 372.41 (50.03) | −3.97 | 0.83 (0.63–0.92) | |
| Creep | 1.00 (0.16) | 0.98 (0.17) | 0.02 | 0.91 (0.81–0.96) | |