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Table 5 BMC 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

1.87 ± 0.63

1.66 ± 0.64

0.87 (0.53–0.95)

11.7

 Shaft

1.32 ± 0.40

1.52 ± 0.48

0.79 (0.33–0.92)

10.2

 Distal

0.33 ± 0.11

0.36 ± 0.14

0.85 (0.69–0.93)

13.7

 Total

3.53 ± 1.08

3.54 ± 1.20

0.92 (0.83–0.96)

11.0

Second Metatarsal bone

 Proximal

1.11 ± 0.39

0.96 ± 0.32

0.73 (0.39–0.88)

4.6

 Shaft

1.68 ± 0.46

1.79 ± 0.46

0.92 (0.74–0.97)

2.8

 Distal

0.55 ± 0.21

0.56 ± 0.20

0.90 (0.81–0.95)

4.2

 Total

3.34 ± 0.89

3.31 ± 0.87

0.95 (0.89–0.97)

3.9

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