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