Table 4 Averaged values, as well as the results of the reliability calculations across all participants and by sex.

From: Normalized data may have limitations in determining the reliability of MVC measurements

  

MV

SD

CV

ICC (ICC low/ICC up)

SEm

SEM

CVME

MDD

All subjects

Extension

Absolute force

587 N

159 N

27%

0.889 (0.804/0.945)

54.2 N

8.12 N

9.0%

150 N

 

Normalized values

2.06

0.42

20%

0.803 (0.657/0.898)

0.20

0.03

9.4%

0.54

Flexion

Absolute force

456 N

132 N

29%

0.882 (0.811/0.947)

46.6 N

6.59 N

9.4%

129 N

 

Normalized values

1.59

0.31

20%

0.768 (0.641/0.892)

0.16

0.02

9.2%

0.44

Women

Extension

Absolute force

467 N

86 N

19%

0.671 (0.436/0.815)

54.0 N

11.9 N

11.7%

150 N

 

Normalized values

1.96

0.43

22%

0.747 (0.552/0.860)

0.23

0.05

11.8%

0.63

Flexion

Absolute force

355 N

83 N

23%

0.826 (0.729/0.922)

36.1 N

7.23 N

9.3%

100 N

 

Normalized values

1.48

0.33

22%

0.805 (0.695/0.911)

0.15

0.03

9.6%

0.43

Men

Extension

Absolute force

704 N

122 N

17%

0.819 (0.720/0.919)

54.0 N

10.7 N

7.0%

150 N

 

Normalized values

2.16

0.40

18%

0.852 (0.771/0.935)

0.16

0.03

6.6%

0.44

Flexion

Absolute force

555 N

88 N

16%

0.680 (0.506/0.843)

54.4 N

11.0 N

9.2%

151 N

 

Normalized values

1.70

0.25

14%

0.642 (0.455/0.822)

0.16

0.03

9.0%

0.45

  1. MV: mean value; SD: standard deviation; CV: coefficient of variation; ICC: Intraclass Correlation Coefficient; ICC low /up: ICC lower and upper borders (95% confidence interval); SEm: Standard Error of Measurement; SEM: Standard Error of the Mean; CVME: Coefficient of Variation of the Method Errors; MDD: minimal detectable difference (synonym: smallest real difference (SRD)) 49.