Table 2 Inter-examiner and intra-examiner concordance analysis.

From: Shear wave elastography, as a feasible tool, can be used to reflect the lower limb dysfunction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?

 

Healthy controls

COPD patients

Rectus femoris

Patellar tendon

Rectus femoris

Patellar tendon

Intra-examiner

[M (Q1, Q3)]

10.9

(9.475,12.70)

42.36

(38.89,47.06)

6.70

(6.20,7.60)

69.03

(62.57,76.60)

ICC

0.886

0.771

0.898

0.783

P

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Inter-examiner

[M (Q1, Q3)]

13.4

(12.05,15.3)

42.77

(38.11,45.56)

7.95

(7.00,9.03)

69.45

(62.21,76.63)

ICC

0.914

0.761

0.928

0.790

P

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001