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 |
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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 |