Table 2.
imitoMeaure validity and reproducibility data.
| Measure | ICCa (95% CI) | SE | MDCb cm or cm2 (%)c | ||||||||
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Acetate tracing vs imitoMeasure (n=60) | 0.97 (0.93-0.99) | N/Ad | N/A | |||||||
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Kundin surface measure vs imitoMeasure (n=61) | 0.96 (0.92-0.97) | N/A | N/A | |||||||
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Length ruler vs versus imitoMeasure (n=61) | 0.97 (0.94-0.99) | N/A | N/A | |||||||
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Width ruler vs imitoMeasure (n=61) | 0.95 (0.90-0.98) | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| Intrarater reproducibility |
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Surface area (n=46) | 0.99 (0.98-0.998) | 0.45 | 1.05 (17) | |||||||
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Length (n=47) | 0.99 (0.98-0.99) | 0.21 | 0.50 (15) | |||||||
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Width (n=47) | 0.98 (0.93-0.99) | 0.16 | 0.38 (19) | |||||||
| Interrater reproducibility |
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Surface area (n=44) | 0.98 (0.96-0.99) | 0.93 | 2.17 (35) | ||||||
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Length (n=44) | 0.99 (0.97-0.99) | 0.26 | 0.61 (18) | ||||||
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Width (n=44) | 0.97 (0.94-0.99) | 0.21 | 0.48 (24) | ||||||
| Subgroup analysis according to the wound location |
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Flat skin |
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Validity (n=22) | 0.98 (0.95-0.99) | N/A | N/A | ||||||
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Intrarater reproducibility (n=19) | 0.99 (0.95-0.999) | 0.47 | 1.10 (16) | ||||||
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Interrater reproducibility (n=16) | 0.99 (0.98-0.997) | 0.68 | 1.61 (23) | ||||||
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Curved skin |
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Validity (n=38) | 0.97 (0.88-0.99) | N/A | N/A | ||||||
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Intrarater reproducibility (n=27) | 0.99 (0.98-0.998) | 0.43 | 1.01 (18) | ||||||
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Interrater reproducibility (n=28) | 0.97 (0.93-0.98) | 1.05 | 2.45 (43) | ||||||
aICC: intraclass correlation coefficient.
bMDC: minimal detectable change.
cPercentage minimal detectable change in relation to the initial measurement.
dN/A: not applicable.