Table 6 Measurement properties (reliability and measurement error) of the physiological tests and methodological quality scores
From: A systematic review investigating measurement properties of physiological tests in rugby
Test | Reliability (Intra-rater, inter-rater, test-retest) and measurement error | COSMIN | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Design (interval period) | n | Results | Score |
RHIE Backs test [24] | Test-retest (2 days) | 12 | Total sprint time, ICC = 0.82 (CV = 0.1–3.2%); Percentage decrement, ICC = 0.78 (CV = 4.2–49.5%) | Poor |
RHIE RL Forward test [24] | Test-retest (2 days) | 12 | Total sprint time, ICC = 0.97 (CV = 0.1–4.9%); Percentage decrement, ICC = 0.86 (CV = 1.4–48.2%) | Poor |
RHIE RU Forward test [24] | Test-retest (2 days) | 12 | Total sprint time, ICC = 0.94 (CV = 0.1–5.1%); Percentage decrement, ICC = 0.88 (CV = 0.6–35.8%) | Poor |
5 m sprint [19] | Test-retest (2 days) | 42 | Fastest time, ICC = 0.84 (% TE = 3.2) | Fair |
10 m sprint [19] | Test-retest (2 days) | 42 | Fastest time, ICC = 0.87 (%TE = 1.9) | Fair |
10 m sprint with foot start [99] | Test-retest (7 days) | 15 | ICC = 0.86 (TE% = 0.9) | Poor |
10 m sprint with standing start [99] | Test-retest (7 days) | 15 | ICC = 0.92 (TE% = 0.88) |  |
10 m sprint with thumb start | Test-retest (7 days) | 15 | ICC = 0.92 (TE% = 1.00) |  |
10 m sprint [6] | Test-retest (3 days) | 11 | Average sprint time, ICC = 0.88 (SEM = 0.08) | Poor |
20 m sprint [19] | Test-retest (2 days) | 42 | Fastest time, ICC = 0.96 (% TE = 1.3) | Fair |
30 m sprint [6] | Test-retest (3 days) | 11 | Average sprint time, ICC = 0.97 (SEM = 0.06) | Poor |
505 test [19] | Test-retest (2 days) | 42 | Fastest time, ICC = 0.90 (%TE = 1.9) | Fair |
Modified 505 test [19] | Test-retest (2 days) | 42 | Fastest time, ICC = 0.92 (%TE = 2.5) | Fair |
L run test [19] | Test-retest (2 days) | 42 | Fastest time, ICC = 0.95 (%TE = 2.8) | Fair |
CODS test [6] | Test-retest (3 days) | 11 | Average time, ICC = 0.87 (SEM = 0.06) | Poor |
CODS test [74] | Test-retest (7 days) | 15 | Average time, ICC = 0.87 (SEM = 0.01) | Poor |
T120S test [70] | Test-retest (4 days) | 12 | Total time taken, r = 0.74 (p = 0.006) | Poor |
20 m RSA test [51] | Test-retest (7 days) | 12 | Total sprint time, ICC = 0.96 (%TE = 1.5) | Poor |
|  |  |  | Decrement (%), ICC = 0.91 (%TE = 22.5) |  |
|  |  |  | Average heart rate, ICC = 0.56 (%TE = 3.5) |  |
|  |  |  | Peak heart rate, ICC = 0.88 (%TE = 1.4) |  |
|  |  |  | Rating of perceived exertion, ICC = 0.78 (%TE = 5.5) |  |
REA test [51] | Test-retest (7 days) | 12 | Total time, ICC = 0.82 (%TE = 2.3) | Poor |
|  |  |  | Decrement (%), ICC = 0.91 (%TE = 6.7 |  |
|  |  |  | Average heart rate, ICC = 0.96 (%TE = 0.9) |  |
|  |  |  | Peak heart rate, ICC = 0.88 (%TE = 1.5) |  |
|  |  |  | Rating of perceived exertion, ICC = 0.59 (%TE = 3.3) |  |
30–15IFT test [68] | Test-retest (9 days) | 55 | Maximal intermittent running velocity (VIFT), ICC = 0.89 (CV% = 1.9); SWC = 0.21 | Good |
|  |  | 13 | Heart rate, ICC = 0.96 (CV% = 0.6); SWC = 1 beats per minute | Poor |
Yo-Yo IR1 [88] | Test-retest (8 days) | 35 | Under 13: Total distance, ICC = 0.82 (CV% = 17.3); LoA = 0.98 ×/÷ 1.27, range = 0.77–1.24 | Poor |
|  |  | 32 | Under 15: Total distance, ICC = 0.85 (CV% = 16.7); LoA = 0.89 ×/÷1.30, range = 0.68–1.16 |  |
|  |  | 11 | Under 17: Total distance, ICC = 0.94 (CV% = 7.9); LoA = 0.94 ×/÷ 1.15, range = 0.82–1.08 |  |
Yo-Yo IR1 [89] | Test-retest (within 1 week) | 13 | Total distance, r = 0.98 (CV% = 4.9) | Poor |
Yo-Yo IR1 [94] | Test-retest (7 days) | 24 | Total distance, ICC = 0.78 (CV = 7.3%) | Poor |
Yo-Yo IR2 [94] | Test-retest (7 days) | 24 | Total distance, ICC = 0.93 (CV = 7.1%) | Poor |
Yo-Yo IR1 [96] | Test-retest (3 measurements within 1 week intervals) | 22 | Under 15: Total distance, ICC = 0.92 (CV% = 6.8–7.5); 95% ratio LoA (test 1 vs. test 2) =1.17 */÷ 1.24; 95% ratio LoA (test 2 vs. 3) = 0.96 */÷ 1.23; 95% ratio limit (test 1 vs. 3) = 1.13 */÷ 1.28. | Poor |
|  |  | 10 | Under 17: Total distance, ICC = 0.95 (CV% = 3.1–5.4); 95% ratio LOA (test 1 vs. test 2) = 1.09 */÷ 1.13; 95% ratio LoA (test 2 vs. 3) = 0.97 */÷ 1.09; 95% ratio LoA (test 1 vs. 3) = 1.06 */÷ 1.15. |  |
|  |  | 4 | Under 19: Total distance, ICC = 0.87 (CV% = 3.0–6.9); 95% ratio LoA (test 1 vs. test 2) = 1.02 */÷ 1.11; 95% ratio LoA (test 2 vs. 3) = 0.88 */÷ 1.12; 95% ratio LoA (test 1 vs 3) = 0.90 */÷ 1.22. |  |
Yo-Yo IR2 [98] | Test-retest (2 days) | 29 | Total distance, CV% = 9.6%. | Poor |
Yo-Yo IR2 [91] | Test-retest (7 days) | 18 | Total distance, ICC = 0.38 (CV% = 11) | Poor |
Vertical (Sargent) jump test [90] | Intra-rater (testing sessions separated by 2 h) | 45 | ICC = 0.99 (95% CI = 0.99–1.00) | Fair |
|  | Inter-rater | 45 | ICC = 1.00 (95% CI = 0.99–1.00) | Fair |