Table 2 Intra- and inter-rater reliability of muscle and fat ultrasound
From: Ultrasound assessment of malnutrition in infancy: a pilot case-control study
Fat thickness (n = 18*5 = 90) | Muscle thickness (n = 18*4 = 72) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intra-rater reliability | ICC (95% CI) | CoV | ICC (95% CI) | CoV | |
Rater 1 | 0.973 (0.959–0.982) | 2.44% | 0.976 (0.961–0.985) | 6.10% | |
Rater 2 | 0.967 (0.950–0.978) | 2.66% | 0.975 (0.959–0.984) | 3.84% | |
Rater 3 | 0.981 (0.971–0.988) | 1.00% | 0.994 (0.991–0.996) | 1.20% | |
Inter-rater reliability | ICC (95% CI) | SEE (mm) | ICC (95% CI) | SEE (mm) | |
0.954 (0.934–0.968) | 0.58 | 0.929 (0.889–0.955) | 1.46 | ||