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Table 3 Vein diameter measurements and their reproducibility

From: Short- and long-term reproducibility of peripheral superficial vein depth and diameter measurements using ultrasound imaging

 

Mean ± SD (mm)

ICC

95% CI

Intra-individual CV (%)

Short term (day 1)

2.48 ± 0.67

0.94

0.90–0.97

6.07

Short term (day 2)

2.53 ± 0.73

0.97

0.94–0.98

4.82

Long term (days 1–2)

2.51 ± 0.70

0.67

0.38–0.85

8.88

  1. SD standard deviation; ICC intraclass correlation coefficient; CV coefficient of variation