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Table 1 Comparison of the means of acromion-to-greater tuberosity distance in neutral position and abduction of the arm and its ratio in various grades of shoulder impingement syndrome, observed by observer-1 and observer-2

From: Interobserver agreement on the sonographic severity grading of shoulder impingement syndrome

Severity grades

Observer 1

Observer 2

AGT D Nut

AGT D Abd

Ratio

AGT D Nut

AGT D Ab

Ratio

Grade 0

 N

22

22

22

22

22

22

 Mean

14.74

0.00

0.00

16.76

0.00

0.00

 Std. deviation

1.00

0.00

0.00

1.12

0.00

0.00

 Minimum

13.66

0.00

0.00

14.70

0.00

0.00

 Maximum

17.60

0.00

0.00

19.60

0.00

0.00

Grade 1

 N

20

20

20

20

20

20

 Mean

17.25

5.71

0.33

17.27

5.75

0.33

 Std. deviation

3.03

1.51

0.06

2.68

1.52

0.06

 Minimum

13.46

3.90

0.19

14.00

3.67

0.20

 Maximum

22.55

9.30

0.41

23.10

9.31

0.40

Grade 2

 N

20

20

20

20

20

20

 Mean

15.92

8.36

0.52

15.92

8.32

0.53

 Std. deviation

1.96

1.41

0.09

2.02

1.45

0.09

 Minimum

13.68

6.14

0.40

12.00

5.38

0.40

 Maximum

22.20

11.39

0.71

21.25

10.85

0.70

Grade 3

 N

16

16

16

16

16

16

 Mean

14.81

12.17

0.82

15.90

12.81

0.81

 Std. deviation

2.25

1.91

0.08

1.85

1.83

0.07

 Minimum

13.33

10.08

0.72

12.40

9.50

0.71

 Maximum

22.53

16.33

0.99

21.32

15.45

0.95

Total

 N

78

78

78

78

78

78

 Mean

15.70

6.11

0.39

16.50

6.24

0.39

 Std. deviation

2.35

4.63

0.30

2.03

4.80

0.30

 Minimum

13.33

0.00

0.00

12.00

0.00

0.00

 Maximum

22.55

16.33

0.99

23.10

15.45

0.95

  1. AGT D = acromion-to-greater tuberosity distance, Nut = neutral position, Abd = abduction of the arm, N = number of individuals, Std. = standard