Table 2. Reliability of measurements on physical performance in sHNC.
| Test | Retest | Diff test-retest | 95% LoA | ICC3.1 (95% CI) | SEM agreement** | SDC agreement** | SDC % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||||||
| MMO (millimeter) | ||||||||
| Card | 43.16 (10.57) | 43.98 (10.51) | -0.82 (3.30) | -7.29; 5.65 | 0.95 (0.91–0.97)* | 2.38 | 6.60 | 15.1% |
| Caliper | 44.78 (11.90) | 48.42 (11.07) | -3.63 (4.03) | -11.53; 4.27 | 0.90 (0.54–0.96)* | 3.81 | 10.57 | 22.7% |
| AROM shoulder forward flexion (degrees) | ||||||||
| Left | 162.14 (17.41) | 160.16 (17.31) | 2.86 (8.38) | -13.56; 19.28 | 0.95 (0.89–0.97)* | 4.08 | 11.30 | 7.0% |
| Right | 160.64 (19.48) | 159.28 (19.86) | 1.36 (4.20) | -6.87; 9.59 | 0.95 (0.96–0.99)* | 3.09 | 8.57 | 5.4% |
| AROM shoulder abduction (degrees) | ||||||||
| Left | 156.90 (25.19) | 152.62 (29.32) | 4.28 (18.40) | -31.79; 40.35 | 0.77 (0.62–0.86)* | 13.23 | 36.68 | 23.7% |
| Right | 158.36 (24.97) | 154.68 (26.48) | 3.68 (15.68) | -27.06; 34.42 | 0.81 (0.69–0.89)* | 11.28 | 31.27 | 20.0% |
| AROM shoulder external rotation (degrees) | ||||||||
| Left | 51.88 (14.46) | 52.66 (14.48) | -0.78 (8.10) | -16.67; 15.11 | 0.85 (0.74–0.91)* | 5.70 | 15.80 | 30.2% |
| Right | 55.82 (13.07) | 54.52 (14.83) | 1.30 (7.45) | -13.27; 15.87 | 0.86 (0.76–0.92)* | 5.28 | 14.65 | 26.6% |
| AROM neck lateral flexion (degrees) | ||||||||
| Left | 31.68 (10.47) | 31.50 (10.93) | 0.18 (5.48) | -10.56; 10.92 | 0.87 (0.78–0.93)* | 3.84 | 10.64 | 33.7% |
| Right | 32.76 (8.41) | 32.20 (8.92) | 0.56 (5.63) | -10.46; 11.58 | 0.79 (0.66–0.88)* | 3.96 | 10.97 | 33.8% |
| AROM neck rotation (degrees) | ||||||||
| Left | 63.86 (11.89) | 62.66 (14.48) | -1.52 (7.18) | -15.60; 12.56 | 0.80 (0.67–0.88)* | 5.14 | 14.25 | 22.1% |
| Right | 64.26 (12.05) | 64.52 (14.83) | -0.66 (7.93) | -16.20; 14.88 | 0.79 (0.65–0.87)* | 5.57 | 15.44 | 23.9% |
| GS (kilogram) | ||||||||
| Left | 29.08 (12.73) | 28.86 (14.60) | 0.22 (6.67) | -12.86; 13.30 | 0.88 (0.80–0.93)* | 4.67 | 12.96 | 44.7% |
| Right | 30.20 (14.67) | 29.68 (15.42) | 0.52 (4.23) | -7.76; 8.80 | 0.96 (0.93–0.98)* | 2.98 | 8.26 | 27.6% |
| 30SCST (number of times) | 10.56 (3.55) | 11.04 (3.90) | -0.48 (1.47) | -3.31; 2.35 | 0.92 (0.85–0.95)* | 1.07 | 2.96 | 27.4% |
| TUG (second) | 7.79 (3.69) | 7.73 (3.56) | 0.05 (0.79) | -1.50; 1.60 | 0.98 (0.96–0.99)* | 0.55 | 1.54 | 19.8% |
| 6MWT (meters) | 447.18 (117.04) | 456.68 (120.12) | -9.50 (27.59) | -63.57; 44.57 | 0.97 (0.95–0.98)* | 20.45 | 56.67 | 12.5% |
*: p<0.001
**: expressed in unit of measurement; AROM: Active range of motion; CI: confidence interval; ICC: intraclass correlation coefficient; GS: grip strength; LoA: limits of agreement; MMO: maximal mouth opening; SDC: smallest detectable change; SD: standard deviation; SEM: standard error of measurement; TUG: timed up and go; 6MWT: 6-minute walking test; 30SCTS: 30-second chair-to-stand test.