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. 2021 Jan 12;16(1):e0245278. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245278

Table 3. Within-session reliability parameters for PPT for each site using different sequences of measurements (n = 24).

Sites PPT Sequences ICC (95%CI) CV (%) SEMeas MDCind MDCgr
kPa % kPa % kPa %
S1 1-2-3(4) 0.96 (0.90–0.98) 39.52 62.08 11.79 172.08 32.68 35.12 6.67
1-2-3 0.95 (0.89–0.98) 39.21 65.49 12.39 181.54 34.35 37.06 7.01
2-3-4 0.94 (0.86–0.97) 39.44 71.95 13.71 199.45 38.00 40.71 7.76
1–2 0.97 (0.92–0.99) 40.09 54.97 10.45 152.37 28.96 31.10 5.91
1 0.91 (0.81–0.96) 40.22 64.83 12.18 179.90 33.77 36.68 6.89
LES 1-2-3(4) 0.89 (0.74–0.95) 33.39 85.21 15.51 236.20 43.00 48.21 8.78
1-2-3 0.89 (0.73–0.95) 33.51 86.56 15.62 239.93 43.30 48.98 8.84
2-3-4 0.88 (0.73–0.95) 34.25 89.36 16.11 247.70 44.66 50.56 9.12
1–2 0.90 (0.76–0.96) 33.46 81.53 14.85 225.98 41.15 46.13 8.40
1 0.79 (0.57–0.90) 34.09 89.37 16.15 247.71 44.76 50.56 9.14
WD 1-2-3(4) 0.92 (0.82–0.97) 37.38 52.62 14.46 145.85 40.09 29.77 8.18
1-2-3 0.93 (0.84–0.97) 37.89 50.74 13.91 140.66 38.57 28.71 7.87
2-3-4 0.92 (0.82–0.97) 39.37 55.92 15.48 154.99 42.91 31.64 8.76
1–2 0.91 (0.79–0.96) 36.68 55.07 15.10 152.66 41.87 31.16 8.55
1 0.83 (0.65–0.92) 36.84 56.28 15.17 155.99 42.05 31.84 8.58
WF 1-2-3(4) 0.90 (0.77–0.96) 32.54 51.02 14.11 141.42 39.12 28.87 7.99
1-2-3 0.89 (0.76–0.95) 32.61 52.12 14.41 144.47 39.95 29.49 8.15
2-3-4 0.88 (0.73–0.95) 33.86 56.22 15.81 155.84 43.82 31.81 8.95
1–2 0.88 (0.74–0.95) 32.96 55.14 15.15 152.84 41.99 31.20 8.57
1 0.73 (0.47–0.87) 34.59 68.08 18.02 188.71 49.94 38.52 10.19

ICC intraclass correlation coefficient, with a 95% confidence interval, CV coefficient of variation, SEMeas standard error of the measurement, MDCind individual minimal detectable change, MDCgr group minimal detectable change, S1 spinous process of S1, LES lumbar erector spinae, WD dorsal aspect of the wrist, WF wrist flexors muscles.