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Table 3 Inter-evaluator TI reproducibility (N = 26)

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

Measurement level

Inter-evaluator TI reproducibility in Measurement 1

Inter-evaluator TI reproducibility in Measurement 2

ICC [2,k]

IC 95%

ICC [2,k]

IC 95%

Maximum value

 Axillary

0.644

0.324–0.827

0.629

0.261–0.825

 Xiphoid

0.845

0.684–0.927

0.806

0.618–0.908

 Abdominal

0.787

0.583–0.898

0.850

0.696–0.929

Average value

 Axillary

0.664

0.376–0.835

0.634

0.243–0.832

 Xiphoid

0.865

0.724–0.937

0.853

0.668–0.935

 Abdominal

0.793

0.592–0.901

0.841

0.680–0.925

  1. The data are the reproducibility between the evaluators on each measurement day
  2. ICC Interclass Correlation Coefficient, IC Confidence Interval