The Reliability of Common Functional Performance Tests within an Experimental Test Battery for the Lower Extremities
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Subjects
2.3. Procedures
2.4. Test Battery Standardization and Description
2.4.1. Step-Down Test (SD)
2.4.2. Y-Balance Test (YBT)
2.4.3. Single-Leg Countermovement Jump Test (SLCMJ)
2.4.4. Single Leg Hop for Distance Test (SLH)
2.4.5. Side-Hop Test (SH)
2.4.6. Speedy-Jump Test (SJ)
2.4.7. Agility T-Test (AT)
2.4.8. Lower Extremity Functional Test (LEFT)
2.5. Test–Retest Reliability
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Male (Mean ± SD) | Female (Mean ± SD) | Total (Mean ± SD) | |
---|---|---|---|
Number | 14 | 8 | 22 |
Age (years) | 23.6 ± 2.9 | 22.8 ± 5.4 | 23.3 ± 3.9 |
Mass (kg) | 78.4 ± 6.1 | 65.9 ± 7.3 | 73.8 ± 8.6 |
Height (m) | 1.80 ± 0.1 | 1.71 ± 0.1 | 1.77 ± 0.1 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.1 ± 1.5 | 22.6 ± 2.3 | 23.6 ± 1.9 |
Limb length (cm) | N-Dom 100.9 ± 4.3 | N-Dom 97.3 ± 4.9 | N-Dom 99.6 ± 4.8 |
Dom 100.9 ± 4.3 | Dom 97.3 ± 4.7 | Dom 99.6 ± 4.7 |
Test | Session 1 (Mean ± SD) | Session 2 (Mean ± SD) | ANOVA (p < 0.05) | Cronbach’s Alpha (α) | ICC (95% CI) | CV | SEM | SRD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
YBT (cs) | ||||||||
Dom | 86.8 ± 4.7 | 87.4 ± 4.1 | 0.273 | 0.92 | 0.89 (0.86–0.92) | 5.05 | 1.46 | 4.03 |
N-Dom | 85.8 ± 4.6 | 87.2 ± 3.5 | 0.081 | 0.80 | 0.71 (0.62–0.80) | 4.74 | 2.21 | 6.11 |
LSI (%) | 99.0 ± 5.6 | 99.9 ± 4.6 | 0.393 | 0.70 | 0.62 (0.53–0.70) | 5.13 | 3.14 | 8.68 |
SLCMJ (cm) | ||||||||
Dom | 15.5 ± 4.3 | 15.8 ± 4.2 | 0.380 | 0.96 | 0.95 (0.93–0.96) | 26.92 | 0.94 | 2.60 |
N-Dom | 15.5 ± 4.5 | 16.2 ± 4.1 | 0.078 | 0.95 | 0.93 (0.90–0.95) | 27.04 | 1.14 | 3.15 |
LSI (%) | 101.3 ± 14.1 | 104.4 ± 12.5 | 0.164 | 0.83 | 0.76 (0.70–0.82) | 12.94 | 6.52 | 18.02 |
SLH (cm) | ||||||||
Dom | 139.6 ± 24.2 | 143.5 ± 23.3 | 0.071 | 0.96 | 0.93 (0.91–0.95) | 16.68 | 6.24 | 17.24 |
N-Dom | 134.0 ± 25.0 | 139.4 ± 23.8 | 0.015 * | 0.96 | 0.93 (0.90–0.95) | 17.78 | 6.45 | 17.83 |
LSI (%) | 95.9 ± 6.7 | 97.2 ± 6.9 | 0.289 | 0.80 | 0.73 (0.66–0.80) | 7.04 | 3.53 | 9.76 |
SH (no.) | ||||||||
Dom | 54.7 ± 15.2 | 57.3 ± 13.0 | 0.116 | 0.94 | 0.90 (0.85–0.92) | 25.00 | 4.46 | 12.33 |
N-Dom | 54.9 ± 11.0 | 58.0 ± 11.6 | 0.007 * | 0.95 | 0.92 (0.90–0.94) | 19.87 | 3.19 | 8.82 |
LSI (%) | 108.6 ± 45.3 | 102.3 ± 9.8 | 0.447 | 0.50 | 0.41 (0.31–0.50) | 30.90 | 25.04 | 69.20 |
SJ (s) | ||||||||
Dom | 7.9 ± 1.7 | 7.7 ± 2.1 | 0.180 | 0.98 | 0.97 (0.96–0.98) | 24.36 | 0.33 | 0.91 |
N-Dom | 8.3 ± 2.8 | 7.8 ± 2.4 | 0.011 * | 0.98 | 0.96 (0.95–0.97) | 32.50 | 0.52 | 1.44 |
LSI (%) | 103.4 ± 13.8 | 100.7 ± 8.3 | 0.246 | 0.74 | 0.67 (0.60–0.73) | 11.17 | 6.54 | 18.07 |
AT (s) | 11.6 ± 1.2 | 11.7 ± 1.0 | 0.528 | 0.96 | 0.95 (0.93–0.96) | 9.40 | 0.25 | 0.69 |
LEFT (s) | 110.8 ± 11.4 | 107.7 ± 10.3 | 0.009 * | 0.94 | 0.90 (0.86–0.92) | 9.97 | 3.45 | 9.53 |
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Scinicarelli, G.; Trofenik, M.; Froböse, I.; Wilke, C. The Reliability of Common Functional Performance Tests within an Experimental Test Battery for the Lower Extremities. Sports 2021, 9, 100. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports9070100
Scinicarelli G, Trofenik M, Froböse I, Wilke C. The Reliability of Common Functional Performance Tests within an Experimental Test Battery for the Lower Extremities. Sports. 2021; 9(7):100. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports9070100
Chicago/Turabian StyleScinicarelli, Giordano, Marko Trofenik, Ingo Froböse, and Christiane Wilke. 2021. "The Reliability of Common Functional Performance Tests within an Experimental Test Battery for the Lower Extremities" Sports 9, no. 7: 100. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports9070100
APA StyleScinicarelli, G., Trofenik, M., Froböse, I., & Wilke, C. (2021). The Reliability of Common Functional Performance Tests within an Experimental Test Battery for the Lower Extremities. Sports, 9(7), 100. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports9070100