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 |