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. 2019 Dec 21;20(1):79. doi: 10.3390/s20010079

Table 3.

Intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC) with a 95% confidence interval (CI), standard error of the measurement (SEM), and minimum detectable change (MDC) for the investigated gait metrics.

Domains ICC 95% CI SEM MDC
Lower Upper
Rhythm [s]
Stride duration 0.97 0.90 0.99 0.04 0.10
Step duration 0.97 0.90 0.99 0.02 0.05
Stance duration 0.96 0.86 0.99 0.03 0.09
Swing duration 0.97 0.91 0.99 0.01 0.03
Variability [ms]
Stride duration 0.92 0.73 0.97 8 21
Step duration 0.92 0.74 0.98 5 13
Stance duration 0.94 0.80 0.98 6 18
Swing duration 0.95 0.85 0.99 4 11
Asymmetry [ms]
Stride duration 0.72 0.13 0.91 1 4
Step duration 0.98 0.93 0.99 10 29
Stance duration 0.90 0.67 0.97 12 33
Swing duration 0.89 0.62 0.97 13 36
Intensity [m/s2]
Antero-Posterior 0.97 0.90 0.99 0.06 0.16
Medio-Lateral 0.98 0.93 0.99 0.04 0.11
Vertical 0.97 0.92 0.99 0.10 0.29
Stability [–]
Antero-Posterior 0.93 0.78 0.98 0.02 0.05
Medio-Lateral 0.93 0.76 0.98 0.03 0.08
Vertical 0.91 0.69 0.97 0.03 0.09
Smoothness [m/s3]
Antero-Posterior 0.92 0.73 0.97 2.46 6.83
Medio-Lateral 0.93 0.79 0.98 1.55 4.29
Vertical 0.95 0.82 0.98 2.31 6.41
Symmetry (HR) [–]
Antero-Posterior 0.95 0.85 0.99 0.14 0.38
Medio-Lateral 0.75 0.15 0.92 0.04 0.10
Vertical 0.92 0.74 0.98 0.21 0.59
Regularity [–]
Step regularity
Antero-Posterior 0.91 0.70 0.97 0.07 0.19
Medio-Lateral 0.86 0.52 0.96 0.04 0.11
Vertical 0.97 0.92 0.99 0.04 0.10
Stride regularity
Antero-Posterior 0.88 0.64 0.96 0.05 0.13
Medio-Lateral 0.85 0.50 0.96 0.04 0.10
Vertical 0.93 0.77 0.98 0.04 0.10
Regularity index
Antero-Posterior 0.76 0.17 0.93 0.17 0.47
Medio-Lateral 0.88 0.62 0.96 0.06 0.17
Vertical 0.89 0.63 0.97 0.09 0.24

Inertial measurement unit (IMU)-based gait metrics with poor to fair test-retest reliability are presented in bold.