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Table 2 Intra-evaluator TI reproducibility (N = 26)

From: Thoracic index in adults with asthma: a study of validity and reliability

Measurement level

Evaluator 1

Evaluator 2

ICC [2,k]

IC 95%

ICC [2,k]

IC 95%

Maximum value

 Axillary

0.596

0.279–0.796

0.571

0.237–0.783

 Xiphoid

0.856

0.708–0.933

0.885

0.760–0.947

 Abdominal

0.784

0.577–0.897

0.704

0.446–0.855

Average value

 Axillary

0.688

0.422–0.846

0.631

0.324–0.817

 Xiphoid

0.858

0.711–0.933

0.935

0.863–0.970

 Abdominal

0.820

0.641–0.914

0.718

0.469–0.862

  1. The data are the reproducibility for each evaluator. ICC: Interclass Correlation Coefficient; IC: Confidence Interval