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Table 1 BMD Intra-rater reliability

From: Reliability of analysis of the bone mineral density of the second and fifth metatarsals using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA)

Variable

MeanA1 (g/cm2)

MeanA2 (g/cm2)

ICC (95% CI)

SEM (%)

Fifth Metatarsal bone

 Proximal

0.5 ± 0.11

0.48 ± 0.13

0.84 (0.69–0.92)

10.7

 Shaft

0.45 ± 0.10

0.44 ± 0.12

0.86 (0.73–0.93)

10.1

 Distal

0.25 ± 0.06

0.25 ± 0.07

0.83 (0.67–0.92)

12.0

 Total

0.44 ± 0.10

0.43 ± 0.12

0.86 (0.72–0.93)

10.1

Second Metatarsal bone

 Proximal

0.65 ± 0.13

0.64 ± 0.14

0.95 (0.90–0.98)

4.9

 Shaft

0.51 ± 0.09

0.51 ± 0.09

0.98 (0.96–0.99)

2.4

 Distal

0.31 ± 0.06

0.31 ± 0.06

0.97 (0.93–0.98)

3.9

 Total

0.49 ± 0.08

0.48 ± 0.09

0.97 (0.92–0.98)

3.4

  1. Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC), Standard Error of Measure (SEM)