Table 2. Intra-tester and inter-tester reliability coefficients of appendicular scan analysis procedures for the upper body and lower body for hard-tissue (bone), soft tissue (fat, lean) and total mass.
Sub-Regions Intra-tester Coefficients Inter-tester Coefficients
Fat (g) Lean (g) Bone (g) Total (g) Fat (g) Lean (g) Bone (g) Total (g)
CV ICC CV ICC CV ICC CV ICC CV ICC CV ICC CV ICC CV ICC
Upper Body
Left Upper Arm 1.7 .998 1.7 .995 1.2 .997 1.6 .991 2.2 .983 2.1 .987 1.4 .995 2.2 .983
Left Forearm 1.7 .995 1.6 .993 1.3 .995 1.7 .988 1.9 .991 1.8 .990 1.4 .993 1.9 .987
Left Hand 1.8 .997 1.6 .992 1.2 .997 1.5 .994 2.3 .987 2.2 .985 1.3 .995 2.0 .990
Right Upper Arm 1.8 .993 1.9 .989 1.1 .998 1.7 .989 2.0 .991 2.0 .986 1.2 .996 2.1 .986
Right Forearm 1.9 .992 1.8 .990 1.3 .995 1.6 .990 2.1 .989 1.9 .992 1.5 .991 2.0 .989
Right Hand 2.0 .988 1.9 .990 1.3 .996 1.6 .992 2.4 .980 2.2 .985 1.3 .992 2.0 .991
Lower Body
Left Thigh 1.9 .991 2.0 .989 1.4 .992 1.8 .991 2.1 .990 2.2 .987 1.4 .991 2.0 .988
Left Shank .8 .997 0.9 .998 .7 .999 1.0 .995 .9 .998 1.0 .996 1.0 .996 1.1 .995
Left Foot 2.0 .989 1.8 .992 1.0 .997 1.9 .989 2.1 .987 1.9 .990 1.1 .995 2.2 .986
Right Thigh 1.8 .993 2.0 .990 1.3 .994 1.8 .989 1.9 .991 2.1 .988 1.4 .992 2.1 .989
Right Shank .7 .998 0.9 .997 .6 .998 .9 .996 .9 .996 .9 .995 .9 .994 1.0 .995
Right Foot 1.9 .992 1.9 .993 1.1 .993 1.8 .990 1.8 .993 2.0 .991 1.2 .990 2.1 .988