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Table 2 BMD Inter-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

0.46 ± 0.13

0.81 (0.58–0.91)

11.7

 Shaft

0.45 ± 0.10

0.45 ± 0.12

0.86 (0.73–0.93)

10.2

 Distal

0.25 ± 0.06

0.24 ± 0.07

0.77 (0.57–0.89)

13.7

 Total

0.44 ± 0.10

0.42 ± 0.11

0.83 (0.64–0.92)

11.0

Second Metatarsal bone

 Proximal

0.65 ± 0.13

0.64 ± 0.14

0.95 (0.91–0.98)

4.6

 Shaft

0.51 ± 0.09

0.50 ± 0.09

0.97 (0.89–0.99)

2.8

 Distal

0.31 ± 0.06

0.30 ± 0.06

0.96 (0.82–0.99)

4.2

 Total

0.49 ± 0.08

0.47 ± 0.08

0.95 (0.77–0.98)

3.9

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