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Table 5 Descriptive statistics for instrumented TUG results including, ICCs, and 95% confidence intervals ICC values in boldface show at least “good” reliability (ICC > 0.60)

From: Instrumented balance and walking assessments in persons with multiple sclerosis show strong test-retest reliability

 

Healthy controls

Persons with multiple sclerosis

 

Day 1 Mean (StD)

Day 2 Mean (StD)

ICC

95% CI bounds

Day 1 Mean (StD)

Day 2 Mean (StD)

ICC

95% CI bounds

   

ρ

Lower

Upper

  

ρ

Lower

Upper

Time

17.93 (2.31)

17.58 (2.19)

0.939

0.819

0.980

17.05 (2.52)

16.35 (2.30)

0.965

0.894

0.988

Stride length

85.67 (5.46)

85.20 (7.34)

0.696

0.096

0.898

84.39 (3.63)

85.35 (3.82)

0.908

0.726

0.969

Stride velocity

81.98 (6.89)

81.69 (8.36)

0.863

0.592

0.954

83.71 (8.13)

85.76 (9.23)

0.948

0.846

0.989

Cadence

114.95 (6.69)

115.13 (6.42)

0.959

0.878

0.986

118.60 (8.53)

120.47 (10.34)

0.968

0.905

0.989

Cycle time

1.05 (0.07)

1.05 (0.06)

0.958

0.874

0.986

1.02 (0.07)

1.00 (0.09)

0.962

0.886

0.987

Double support

23.13 (3.91)

24.09 (4.62)

0.819

0.461

0.939

21.93 (4.63)

22.46 (4.50)

0.864

0.595

0.954

Swing time

38.43 (1.95)

37.96 (2.31)

0.818

0.457

0.939

39.03 (2.30)

38.77 (2.25)

0.864

0.595

0.954

Stance time

61.57 (1.95)

62.04 (2.31)

0.818

0.457

0.939

60.97 (2.30)

61.23 (2.25)

0.864

0.595

0.954

Shank RoM

81.15 (5.73)

79.96 (7.76)

0.767

0.305

0.922

80.13 (5.17)

80.21 (4.52)

0.963

0.890

0.988

Shank velocity

405.13 (33.93)

401.07 (47.67)

0.809

0.430

0.936

416.07 (40.80)

420.80 (43.08)

0.923

0.771

0.974

Arm RoM

26.29 (9.13)

25.63 (11.24)

0.874

0.624

0.958

23.33 (9.67)

28.31 (13.13)

0.888

0.665

0.962

Arm velocity

208.73 (57.25)

212.20 (55.69)

0.848

0.548

0.949

233.47 (58.33)

242.40 (61.41)

0.947

0.842

0.982

Trunk hor RoM

4.90 (2.05)

4.91 (2.00)

0.885

0.656

0.961

5.43 (1.78)

5.33 (1.77)

0.925

0.776

0.975

Trunk sag RoM

5.03 (1.56)

4.57 (1.56)

0.879

0.639

0.959

4.72 (2.19)

4.32 (1.25)

0.777

0.336

0.925

Trunk front RoM

8.07 (2.40)

8.07 (2.29)

0.938

0.816

0.979

9.84 (2.90)

9.49 (2.99)

0.975

0.925

0.992

Trunk hor velocity

25.33 (9.24)

25.73 (7.45)

0.849

0.551

0.949

29.11 (8.85)

29.39 (9.46)

0.909

0.729

0.969

Trunk sag velocity

42.36 (18.94)

36.75 (17.07)

0.968

0.904

0.989

39.35 (26.89)

37.63 (17.50)

0.902

0.708

0.967

Trunk front velocity

40.25 (11.08)

41.01 (11.36)

0.855

0.569

0.951

45.53 (15.77)

44.07 (13.77)

0.957

0.872

0.986