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Table 1 Gait task

From: Reliability and minimal detectable change of the ‘Imperial Spine’ marker set for the evaluation of spinal and lower limb kinematics in adults

Kinematic angles (°) for Gait trial

Intra-tester

Inter-tester

ICC

95% CI

Mean

Mean diff

95% CI

SD diff

95% LOA

SEM

MDC

ICC

95% CI

Mean

Mean diff

95% CI

SD diff

95% LOA

SEM

MDC

Upper thoracic joint

Peak right/left side flexion

0.7

− 1.1

2.2

− 0.6

− 2.12–0.99

2.5

− 5.48–4.35

1.8

4.9

0.82

0.31–0.98

1.9

0

− 1.55–1.54

2.5

− 4.89–4.87

1.8

4.9

Peak internal/external rotation

0.95

0.81–0.99

6.1

-2.1

− 3.06–1.23

1.5

− 5.03–0.75

1.1

2.9

0.85

0.39–0.96

5.7

− 1.3

− 2.78–0.20

2.4

− 5.99–3.41

1.7

4.7

Peak flexion/extension

0.99

0.97–0.99

25.4

− 0.3

− 1.06–0.40

1.2

− 2.63–1.98

0.8

2.4

0.99

0.96–0.99

25.3

− 0.1

− 0.89–0.63

1.2

− 2.53–2.27

0.8

2.4

Lower thoracic joint 

Peak right/left side flexion

0.6

0.77–0.89

1.4

− 1.63

− 2.96–− 0.30

2.15

− 5.84–2.58

1.5

4.2

0.55

− 1.72

0.6

− 0.2

− 2.00–1.71

3.0

− 6.02–5.72

2.1

5.9

Peak internal/external rotation

0.83

0.32–0.96

2.7

0.9

− 0.52–2.23

2.2

− 3.49–5.21

1.6

4.3

0.24

− 2.86

3

0.3

− 0.46–1.10

1.3

− 2.15–2.78

0.9

2.5

Peak flexion/extension

0.94

0.77–0.99

− 5

0.2

− 2.37–2.68

4.1

− 7.84–8.15

2.9

8

0.96

0.84–0.99

− 5.3

0.8

− 1.47–3.01

3.6

− 6.31–7.86

2.5

7.1

Lumbar

Peak right/left side flexion

0.74

− 0.99

6.7

1.3

− 0.55–3.10

2.9

− 4.50–7.04

2.1

5.7

0.52

− 1.83

6.9

0.9

− 2.15–4.00

5.0

− 8.80–10.64

3.5

9.8

Peak internal/external rotation

0.61

− 1.48

1.3

− 0.1

− 2.52–2.32

3.9

− 7.76–7.55

2.8

7.6

0.76

0.02–0.94

0.7

1.1

− 0.69–2.92

2.9

− 4.59–6.82

2.1

5.7

Peak flexion/extension

0.85

0.40–0.96

3.7

− 2.2

− 6.40–2.04

6.8

− 15.51–11.15

4.8

13.3

0.82

0.26–0.96

3.2

− 1.2

− 6.06–3.64

7.8

− 16.54 to14.13

5.5

15.3

Pelvic joint

Peak tilt

0.6

− 1.71

3.2

0.7

− 3.28–4.69

6.4

− 11.90–13.31

4.5

12.5

0.56

− 1.84

12.5

0.1

− 2.06–2.17

3.4

− 6.63–6.74

2.4

6.7

Peak rotation

0.93

0.68–0.98

10.2

− 0.9

− 2.49–0.74

2.6

− 5.98–4.24

1.8

5.1

0.82

0.19–0.96

10.9

− 1.7

− 4.11–0.67

3.9

− 9.28–5.84

2.8

7.6

Peak obliquity

0.6

− 1.79

4.5

− 0.7

− 2.93–1.59

3.7

− 7.82–6.48

2.6

7.3

0.5

− 2.18

4.1

− 0.6

− 3.09–1.83

4.0

− 8.41–7.14

2.8

7.8

Hip joint

Peak abduction/adduction

0.79

0.05–0.95

7.3

0.2

− 2.11–2.45

3.7

− 7.04–7.38

2.6

7.3

0.77

0.01–0.95

6.4

1.4

− 1.02–3.76

3.9

− 6.18–8.92

2.8

7.6

Peak internal/external rotation

0.9

0.56–0.98

8.7

0.8

− 3.23–4.87

6.5

− 11.98–13.63

4.6

12.7

0.87

0.41–0.97

6.8

3.4

− 0.82–7.65

6.8

− 9.97–16.8

4.8

13.3

Peak flexion/extension

0.79

0.69–0.95

30.4

0.7

− 3.92–5.41

7.5

− 14.00–15.49

5.3

14.7

0.78

0.28–0.95

29.1

− 0.7

− 5.27–3.92

7.4

− 15–13.86

5.2

14.5

Knee joint

Peak abduction/adduction

0.94

0.75–0.99

5.9

− 1.1

− 2.19–0.08

1.8

− 4.64–2.54

1.3

3.5

0.98

0.89–0.98

5.4

− 1.1

− 1.92–0.25

1.3

− 3.7–1.5

0.9

2.5

Peak internal/external rotation

0.91

0.59–0.98

− 7.2

− 0.8

− 5.48–3.96

7.5

− 15.57–13.96

5.3

14.7

0.91

0.62–0.98

− 6.2

− 1.4

− 5.46–2.67

6.6

− 14.3–11.5

4.7

12.9

Peak flexion/extension

0.93

0.69–0.98

66.6

0.1

− 0.98–1.21

1.2

− 3.34–3.57

0.8

2.4

0.92

0.62–0.98

67.2

− 0.9

− 2.12–0.36

2.0

− 4.79–3.02

1.4

3.9

Ankle joint

Peak abduction/adduction

0.92

0.68–0.98

12.5

− 0.8

− 3.55–2.02

4.5

− 9.57–8.04

3.2

8.8

0.92

0.67–0.98

12.5

0.1

− 2.06–2.17

3.4

− 6.63–6.74

2.4

6.7

Peak inversion/eversion

0.96

0.82–0.99

21.4

0.1

− 1.21–1.31

2.1

− 3.92–4.02

1.5

4.1

0.96

0.83–0.99

21.8

0.3

− 1.02–1.52

2.0

− 3.75–4.25

1.4

3.9

Peak dorsiflexion/plantarflexion

0.72

− 1.19

11.8

− 0.7

− 2.14–0.71

2.3

− 5.22–3.79

1.6

4.5

0.93

0.67–0.98

11.8

− 0.3

− 1.19–0.55

1.4

− 3.07–2.43

1.0

2.7

  1. ICC (intraclass correlation coefficient), 95% CI (the 95% confidence interval for the ICC), Mean (average angle measured between tester 1 on 2 occasions (intra-tester) and tester 1 and 2 (inter-tester)), Mean Diff (represents the average of the differences between two measurements made by tester 1 on two occasions (intra-tester) and between tester 1 and 2 (inter-tester)) and the 95% CI for Mean Diff, SD Diff (the standard deviation of the differences), 95% LOA ( Bland and Altman 95% limits of agreement), SEM (standard error of measurement) and MDC (absolute minimal detectable change)