Table 2.
E. Lower extremity | Intrarater agreement (PA %) |
Interrater agreement (PA %) |
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Rater A | Rater B | Rater C | Test occasion 1 | Test occasion 2 | |
n = 40 | n = 38 | n = 38 | n = 60 | n = 60 | |
I. Reflex activity | |||||
Flexors | 97 | 97 | 97 | 100 | 100 |
Extensors | 100 | 100 | 97 | 100 | 100 |
II. Within synergies, supine | |||||
Hip flexion | 95 | 94 | 92 | 95 | 97 |
Knee flexion | 97 | 100 | 97 | 100 | 100 |
Ankle dorsiflexion | 95 | 88 | 89a | 92 | 95 |
Hip extension | 92 | 97 | 97 | 100 | 98 |
Hip adduction | 97 | 100 | 94 | 98 | 98 |
Knee extension | 97 | 100 | 100 | 97 | 97 |
Ankle plantar flexion | 95 | 88 | 89 | 98 | 93 |
SUM E II, range 0−14 points | 90 | 79 | 83 | 88 | 90 |
III. Mixed synergies, sitting | |||||
Knee flexion | 95 | 97 | 92 | 98 | 95 |
Ankle dorsiflexion | 90 | 91 | 86 | 93 | 95 |
SUM E III, range 0–4 points | 90 | 91 | 83 | 92 | 93 |
IV. Little or no synergies, standing | |||||
Knee flexion to 90° | 92 | 82 | 81 | 95 | 93 |
Ankle dorsiflexion | 77 | 76 | 86 | 88 | 95 |
SUM E IV, range 0−4 points | 69a | 68 | 72a | 85 | 92 |
SUM E IV, 1-point difference | 100 | 95 | 94 | – | – |
V. Normal reflex activity | |||||
Knee flexors, patellar, achilles | 92 | 91 | 83a | 100 | 100 |
SUM E, range 0−28 points | 62 | 62 | 53a | 78 | 85 |
SUM E, 1-point difference accepted | 87 | 79 | 69 | – | – |
SUM E, 2-point difference accepted | 94 | 86 | 82 | – | – |
F. Coordination/speed | |||||
Tremor | 87 | 100 | 97 | 93 | 92 |
Dysmetria | 85 | 91 | 83 | 90 | 92 |
Time | 77 | 76 | 75 | 95 | 97 |
SUM F, range 0−6 points | 62 | 68 | 64 | 83 | 87 |
SUM F, 1-point difference accepted | 90 | 97 | 91 | – | – |
TOTAL E–F, range 0–34 points | 51 | 47 | 50a | 75 | 80 |
TOTAL E–F, 1-point difference accepted | 77 | 76 | 69 | – | – |
TOTAL E–F, 2-point difference accepted | 92 | 82 | 80 | – | – |
Abbreviations: PA, percentage of agreement, RP, relative position.
Statistically significant disagreement where the absolute value of RP is ≥0.1 and the 95% confidence interval does not include 0 are marked in bold.