Research Article

Interrater and Intrarater Reliability of Electrical Impedance Myography: A Comparison between Large and Small Handheld Electrode Arrays

Table 1

Between-day longitudinal biceps EIM measurements.

Large sensorSmall sensor
1st measurement2nd measurementd1st measurement2nd measurementd

50 kHzPhase20.93(3.52)21.38 (3.25)−0.4512.23 (4.31)11.75 (3.58)0.48
Reactance9.83 (1.08)10.13 (1.27)−0.3113.31 (3.10)12.61 (2.72)0.70
Resistance26.59 (6.91)26.70 (7.16)−0.1164.54 (16.60)63.18 (16.40)1.36

100 kHzPhase22.13 (3.54)22.56 (3.51)−0.4315.17 (3.82)14.64 (3.27)0.53
Reactance8.46 (1.11)8.63 (1.31)−0.1714.97 (3.16)14.19 (3.08)0.77
Resistance21.63 (6.38)21.56 (6.52)0.0757.11(15.54)56.27 (15.53)0.85

Note: mean (standard deviation); d: mean difference between first and second measurements.