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Table 3 Intra-rater standard error of measurements for muscle architecture in the three muscles and the two age groups

From: Age- and muscle-specific reliability of muscle architecture measurements assessed by two-dimensional panoramic ultrasound

 

Gastrocnemius medialis

Tibialis anterior

Vatus lateralis

PA [°]

FL [cm]

MT [cm]

PA [°]

FL [cm]

MT [cm]

PA [°]

FL [cm]

MT [cm]

Young

 Rater 1

  Rest

1.55 (8.06)

0.38 (7.51)

0.03 (2.03)

1.17 (10.86)

0.57 (9.22)

0.03 (2.77)

0.79 (5.87)

0.57 (4.61)

0.08 (2.87)

  Contraction

1.34 (6.15)

0.28 (6.07)

0.03 (1.96)

1.46 (10.49)

0.45 (8.23)

0.03 (2.67)

1.35 (10.45)

0.87 (7.76)

0.06 (2.15)

 Rater 2

  Rest

1.53 (7.91)

0.30 (6.30)

0.05 (3.08)

1.08 (10.72)

0.40 (6.97)

0.04 (4.20)

1.32 (9.52)

0.58 (5.38)

0.11 (4.32)

  Contraction

1.68 (7.79)

0.21 (4.94)

0.04 (2.45)

1.02 (7.25)

0.27 (5.31)

0.06 (4.84)

1.29 (9.55)

0.63 (6.43)

0.15 (6.26)

 Rater 3

  Rest

1.17 (6.67)

0.44 (7.90)

0.02 (1.53)

0.92 (10.69)

0.37 (5.46)

0.02 (2.36)

1.15 (9.15)

1.11 (8.39)

0.05 (1.97)

  Contraction

2.50 (11.45)

0.41 (8.95)

0.03 (1.90)

1.24 (10.96)

0.46 (7.83)

0.02 (1.64)

1.24 (10.55)

0.55 (4.43)

0.19 (7.17)

 Mean

  Rest

1.42 (7.55)

0.37 (7.24)

0.03 (2.21)

1.06 (10.76)

0.45 (7.22)

0.03 (3.11)

1.09 (8.18)

0.75 (6.13)

0.08 (3.05)

  Contraction

1.84 (8.46)

0.30 (6.65)

0.03 (2.10)

1.24 (9.57)

0.39 (7.12)

0.04 (3.05)

1.29 (10.18)

0.68 (6.21)

0.13 (5.19)

Old

 Rater 1

  Rest

1.32 (7.88)

0.30 (4.72)

0.04 (2.65)

1.01 (8.04)

0.34 (5.15)

0.04 (2.99)

1.02 (8.79)

0.75 (8.17)

0.07 (3.28)

  Contraction

0.96 (5.20)

0.15 (2.74)

0.04 (2.32)

0.71 (4.43)

0.27 (4.60)

0.03 (2.62)

1.37 (13.43)

0.64 (5.86)

0.07 (3.39)

 Rater 2

  Rest

1.65 (9.93)

0.55 (9.84)

0.07 (4.28)

0.92 (7.61)

0.48 (8.24)

0.04 (3.82)

1.30 (10.61)

0.59 (6.88)

0.08 (4.33)

  Contraction

1.96 (9.37)

0.59 (12.70)

0.04 (2.67)

0.99 (6.64)

0.29 (5.67)

0.03 (2.57)

1.12 (9.28)

0.51 (5.69)

0.08 (3.89)

 Rater 3

  Rest

1.39 (9.20)

0.53 (6.92)

0.04 (2.41)

0.80 (7.42)

1.00 (14.01)

0.05 (4.20)

1.40 (17.48)

1.70 (11.29)

0.05 (2.71)

  Contraction

1.68 (9.40)

0.50 (8.56)

0.03 (1.65)

2.02 (14.75)

0.44 (7.32)

0.05 (3.75)

1.17 (15.92)

1.32 (8.37)

0.08 (3.56)

 Mean

  Rest

1.45 (9.00)

0.46 (7.16)

0.05 (3.11)

0.91 (7.69)

0.61 (9.13)

0.04 (3.67)

1.24 (12.29)

1.01 (8.78)

0.07 (3.44)

  Contraction

1.53 (7.99)

0.41 (8.00)

0.04 (2.21)

1.24 (8.61)

0.33 (5.86)

0.04 (2.98)

1.22 (12.88)

0.82 (6.64)

0.08 (3.61)

  1. Data are expressed as standard error of measurement (SEM) with relative SEM values (SEM%) shown between brackets
  2. PA pennation angle, FL fascicle length, MT muscle thickness