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Table 8 Area 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

3.7 ± 0.53

3.52 ± 0.50

0.77 (0.51–0.90)

7.0

 Shaft

2.9 ± 0.51

3.38 ± 0.41

0.52 (−0.1–0.82)

11.3

 Distal

1.29 ± 0.21

1.47 ± 0.26

0.54 (0.02–0.79)

12.9

 Total

7.89 ± 1.01

8.38 ± 0.90

0.78 (0.18–0.92)

5.9

Second Metatarsal bone

 Proximal

1.71 ± 0.35

1.49 ± 0.29

0.45 (0.06–0.71)

16.5

 Shaft

3.28 ± 0.54

3.57 ± 0.49

0.75 (0.11–0.91)

8.0

 Distal

1.73 ± 0.40

1.85 ± 0.36

0.67 (0.41–0.83)

12.7

 Total

6.72 ± 0.86

6.90 ± 0.87

0.86 (0.71–0.93)

4.8

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