Table 3.

Intraclass correlation coefficient of test and retest data of both groups (MS/HC).

Inter-Session Reliability		Mean							Slope Coefficient							Area Under the Curve
			95% CI		F Test With True Value 0					95% CI		F Test With True Value 0					95% CI		F Test With True Value 0
		ICC	Lower	Upper	Value	df1	df2	p	ICC	Lower	Upper	Value	df1	df2	p	ICC	Lower	Upper	Value	df1	df2	p
MS HbO (n = 16)	lDLPFC9	0.172#	−0.313	0.598	1.429	15	15	0.249	0.174°	−0.096	0.534	2.630	15	15	0.035	0.172#	−0.313	0.598	1.429	15	15	0.249
	rDLPFC9	0.026#	−0.490	0.510	1.050	15	15	0.463	0.136	−0.269	0.548	1.376	15	15	0.272	0.025#	−0.491	0.510	1.049	15	15	0.463
	lDLPFC46	−0.110#	−0.527	0.377	0.789	15	15	0.674	0.035	−0.370	0.477	1.082	15	15	0.440	−0.110#	−0.528	0.377	0.789	15	15	0.674
	rDLPFC46	−0.210	−0.688	0.331	0.674	15	15	0.773	0.101	−0.443	0.568	1.211	15	15	0.358	−0.208#	−0.687	0.333	0.677	15	15	0.771
	mDLPFC9	0.389	−0.134	0.736	2.208	15	15	0.068	0.234	−0.312	0.651	1.576	15	15	0.194	0.388	−0.134	0.736	2.206	15	15	0.068
	lFPC10	0.257	−0.272	0.661	1.667	15	15	0.167	0.541	0.066	0.813	3.227	15	15	0.015	0.256	−0.273	0.660	1.665	15	15	0.167
	rFPC10	0.313	−0.231	0.697	1.856	15	15	0.121	0.207	−0.326	0.631	1.500	15	15	0.221	0.418	−0.097	0.751	2.366	15	15	0.053
	mFPC10	0.157	−0.392	0.604	1.351	15	15	0.284	0.579	0.125	0.830	3.610	15	15	0.009	0.159	−0.390	0.605	1.354	15	15	0.282
MS HbR (n = 16)	lDLPFC9	0.360#	−0.113	0.711	2.190	15	15	0.070	0.097	−0.102	0.406	1.647	15	15	0.172	0.361	−0.112	0.712	2.193	15	15	0.070
	rDLPFC9	0.391	−0.138	0.739	2.206	15	15	0.068	0.093	−0.065	0.379	2.182	15	15	0.071	0.391	−0.138	0.739	2.207	15	15	0.068
	lDLPFC46	0.561	0.106	0.822	3.470	15	15	0.011	0.398	−0.116	0.740	2.267	15	15	0.062	0.562	0.107	0.822	3.477	15	15	0.011
	rDLPFC46	0.201#	−0.198	0.591	1.638	15	15	0.175	0.298	−0.155	0.669	1.951	15	15	0.104	0.202	−0.198	0.592	1.640	15	15	0.174
	mDLPFC9	0.523	0.036	0.805	3.060	15	15	0.019	0.158	−0.387	0.604	1.355	15	15	0.282	0.523	0.035	0.805	3.058	15	15	0.019
	lFPC10	0.536	0.065	0.810	3.212	15	15	0.015	0.469	−0.006	0.774	2.765	15	15	0.029	0.538	0.067	0.811	3.223	15	15	0.015
	rFPC10	0.483	0.042	0.777	3.191	15	15	0.016	0.629	0.232	0.850	4.722	15	15	0.002	0.514	0.073	0.794	3.581	15	15	0.009
	mFPC10	0.464	−0.029	0.774	2.670	15	15	0.033	0.403	−0.113	0.743	2.289	15	15	0.060	0.463	−0.030	0.773	2.665	15	15	0.033
HC HbO (n = 19)	lDLPFC9	0.744	0.457	0.892	6.841	18	18	0.000	0.560	0.162	0.803	3.535	18	18	0.005	0.745	0.457	0.892	6.845	18	18	0.000
	rDLPFC9	0.529 #	0.099	0.790	3.132	18	18	0.010	0.481	0.070	0.758	3.301	18	18	0.008	0.529 #	0.099	0.790	3.133	18	18	0.010
	lDLPFC46	0.478	0.048	0.760	2.813	18	18	0.017	0.208	−0.273	0.600	1.508	18	18	0.196	0.478	0.049	0.760	2.816	18	18	0.017
	rDLPFC46	0.563	0.151	0.807	3.461	18	18	0.006	0.306°	−0.124	0.652	1.944	18	18	0.084	0.563	0.151	0.807	3.466	18	18	0.006
	mDLPFC9	0.392#	−0.083	0.715	2.221	18	18	0.050	0.062	−0.385	0.489	1.133	18	18	0.397	0.392#	−0.083	0.715	2.220	18	18	0.050
	lFPC10	0.612	0.223	0.831	4.001	18	18	0.003	0.343°	−0.140	0.687	1.990	18	18	0.077	0.612	0.223	0.831	4.003	18	18	0.003
	rFPC10	0.507	0.087	0.775	3.040	18	18	0.012	0.492	0.054	0.769	2.861	18	18	0.016	0.368	−0.107	0.701	2.110	18	18	0.061
	mFPC10	0.615	0.228	0.833	4.044	18	18	0.002	0.512	0.074	0.781	2.989	18	18	0.013	0.616	0.228	0.833	4.046	18	18	0.002
HbR (n = 19)	lDLPFC9	0.548	0.153	0.796	3.488	18	18	0.006	0.395	−0.044	0.710	2.330	18	18	0.040	0.548	0.153	0.796	3.490	18	18	0.006
	rDLPFC9	0.533	0.122	0.789	3.258	18	18	0.008	0.543	0.134	0.795	3.334	18	18	0.007	0.533	0.122	0.789	3.261	18	18	0.008
	lDLPFC46	0.552	0.131	0.802	3.334	18	18	0.007	0.479	0.068	0.757	2.939	18	18	0.014	0.552	0.131	0.802	3.336	18	18	0.007
	rDLPFC46	0.522	0.090	0.786	3.076	18	18	0.011	0.331	−0.131	0.676	1.978	18	18	0.079	0.522	0.090	0.786	3.075	18	18	0.011
	mDLPFC9	0.418	−0.015	0.724	2.469	18	18	0.031	0.306	−0.179	0.664	1.841	18	18	0.102	0.417	−0.015	0.723	2.468	18	18	0.031
	lFPC10	0.633	0.259	0.841	4.309	18	18	0.002	0.123	−0.360	0.544	1.270	18	18	0.309	0.633	0.259	0.841	4.307	18	18	0.002
	rFPC10	0.580	0.186	0.814	3.704	18	18	0.004	0.684	0.341	0.865	5.137	18	18	0.001	0.622 #	0.245	0.836	4.182	18	18	0.002
	mFPC10	0.392	−0.061	0.712	2.272	18	18	0.045	0.206	−0.210	0.581	1.572	18	18	0.173	0.392	−0.062	0.712	2.270	18	18	0.045

MS: multiple sclerosis; HC: healthy controls; ICC: intraclass correlation coefficient; CI: confidence interval; df: degree of freedom; p: p-value; HbO: oxyhemoglobin; HbR: deoxyhemoglobin; l/r/mDLPFC9: left/right/medial dorsolateral prefrontal cortex Brodmann area 9; l/rDLPFC46: left/right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex Brodmann area 46; l/r/mFPC10: left/right/medial frontopolar cortex Brodmann area 10; ^#: not normally distributed; bold: fair–excellent intraclass correlation coefficient.