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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Mar 7.
Published in final edited form as: PM R. 2019 Mar 7;11(3):243–251. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2018.07.005

Table 4.

Results of Intraclass Correlation Coefficients (3,1 - for best trial or 3,k - for average of trials), Standard Error of the Measurement (SEM), and Minimal Detectable Changes with 90% Confidence Interval (MDC90).


Outcome Measure
ICC [95% CI] SEM MDC90 [95% CI]
360° Degree Turn Test (s)
Best Trial: Sound Lead 0.97 [0.94; 0.98] 0.06 0.15 [0.01; 0.31]
Best Trial: Prosthetic Lead 0.95 [0.90; 0.97] 0.07 0.18 [0.03; 0.33]
Average of 2 Trials: Sound Lead 0.97 [0.95; 0.99] 0.06 0.15 [0.01; 0.29]
Average of 2 Trials: Prosthetic Lead 0.93 [0.86; 0.97] 0.08 0.20 [0.08; 0.33]
Average of 4 Trials* 0.97 [0.95; 0.99] 0.06 0.14 [0.01; 0.28]
5 Times Sit-To-Stand Test (s)
Best Trial 0.81 [0.61; 0.91] 0.28 0.67 [0.39; 0.94]
Average of 2 Trials 0.90 [0.77; 0.95] 0.23 0.54 [0.24; 0.84]
Functional Reach Test (cm)
Best Trial: Sound Lead 0.85 [0.69; 0.93] 0.76 1.77 [0.95; 2.59]
Best Trial: Prosthetic Lead 0.85 [0.69; 0.93] 0.78 1.82 [0.97; 2.66]
Average: Sound Lead 0.85 [0.67; 0.93] 0.74 1.73 [0.98; 2.49]
Average: Prosthetic Lead: Average 0.92 [0.81; 0.96] 0.58 1.36 [0.55; 2.18]
Average of 6 Trials 0.95 [0.89; 0.97] 0.44 0.99 [0.24; 1.74]
Figure-of-8 Walk Test
Best Trial: Speed (s) 0.94 [0.87; 0.97] 0.16 0.37 [0.10; 0.65]
Best Trial: Amplitude (steps) 0.90 [0.79; 0.95] 0.28 0.65 [0.28; 1.02]
Average of 2 Trials: Speed (s) 0.95 [0.90; 0.98] 0.15 0.35 [0.09; 0.61]
Average of 2 Trials: Amplitude (steps) 0.94 [0.87; 0.97] 0.23 0.53 [0.17; 0.89]
Four Square Step Test (s)
Best with Canes 0.69 [0.40; 0.85] 0.52 1.22 [0.83; 1.62]
Best without Canes 0.86 [0.71; 0.94] 0.41 0.95 [0.49; 1.41]
Average of 2 trials with Canes 0.81 [0.45; 0.93] 0.14 0.34 [0.20; 0.48]
Average of 2 trials without Canes 0.89 [0.72; 0.96] 0.13 0.31 [0.15; 0.47]

ICCs presented as 3,1 (for best trial) or 3,k (for average of trials). ICC=intraclass correlation coefficient; CI=confidence interval; SEM=standard error of measurement; MDC90=minimal detectable changes with 90% confidence interval.

*

Average calculated using total turns, regardless of turn direction.