Table 3 Inter-rater reliability of hip joint position tests (n = 62).

From: Reliability of hip joint position sense tests using a clinically applicable measurement tool in elderly participants with unilateral hip osteoarthritis

 

ICC (Reliability)

95% CI

Mean diff AB (SD diff AB)

SEM

L. O. A

MDC

First assessment

Supine-JPE in hip flexion (°)

0.89

0.83–0.94

0.01 (0.51)

0.17

− 0.98 to 1.01

0.47

Standing-JPE in hip flexion (°)

0.64

0.54–0.78

0.29 (0.62)

0.37

− 0.93 to 1.51

1.02

Supine-JPE in hip abduction (°)

0.91

0.82–0.93

− 0.17 (0.53)

0.16

− 1.21 to 0.87

0.44

Standing-JPE in hip abduction (°)

0.72

0.66–0.84

− 0.05 (0.46)

0.24

− 0.95 to 0.85

0.66

Second assessment

Supine-JPE in Hip flexion (°)

0.87

0.82–0.93

− 0.14 (0.52)

0.19

− 1.16 to 0.88

0.53

Standing-JPE in hip flexion (°)

0.66

0.54–0.75

0.02 (0.65)

0.38

− 1.25 to 1.29

1.05

Supine-JPE in hip abduction (°)

0.87

0.80–0.92

0.07 (0.57)

0.20

− 1.05 to 1.18

0.55

Standing-JPE in hip abduction (°)

0.60

0.63–0.73

0.12 (0.69)

0.43

− 1.23 to 1.47

1.19

  1. JPE joint position error, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, ICC agreement Intraclass correlation coefficients, Mean diff AB mean difference between examiner A and B, SD diff AB standard deviation of the mean difference between examiner A and B, SEM standard error of measurement, LOA Limits of agreement, MDC Minimal detectable change.
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