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Table 4 Analysis of agreement

From: Modified Talk Test: a Randomized Cross-over Trial Investigating the Comparative Utility of Two “Talk Tests” for Determining Aerobic Training Zones in Overweight and Obese Patients

Variable

Mean of differences

90% CI

Chances of true differences (%)

Effect size Cohen’s dadj (90% CI)

Magnitude of effect

p-value

Traditional talk test: last stage where the answer was “yes”

 WTTT/LY vs WVT1

− 22.4

− 31.3/− 13.3

Unlikely equivalent (87.3/12.7/0.0)

− 0.85 (− 1.22/− 0.48)

Moderate

0.001

 WTTT/LY vs WATT/2–3

− 21.1

− 27.5/− 14.5

Unlikely equivalent (90.3/9.7/0.0)

− 0.78 (− 1.01/− 0.55)

Moderate

0.000

 WTTT/LY vs WATT/4–5

7.1

0.4/13.7

Very likely equivalent (0.0/97.1/2.9)

0.31 (0.07/0.56)

Trivial

0.039

Traditional talk test: first stage where the answer was “no”

 WTTT/FN vs WVT2

− 2.9

− 10.9/5.1

Most likely equivalent (0.1/99.9/0.0)

− 0.10 (− 0.34/0.13)

Trivial

0.455

 WTTT/FN vs WATT/4–5

− 41.6

− 49.7/− 33.3

Most unlikely equivalent (100.0/0.0/0.0)

− 1.36 (− 1.60/− 1.12)

Large

0.000

 WTTT/FN vs WATT/6–7

− 13.9

− 18.7/− 9.1

Very likely equivalent (1.9/98.1/0.0)

− 0.41 (− 0.56/− 0.25)

Trivial

0.000

Alternative talk test: visual analog scale

 WATT/2–3 vs WVT1

− 1.3

− 8.2/5.6

Very likely equivalent (0.7/99.1/0.2)

− 0.06 (− 0.40/0.28)

Trivial

0.763

 WATT/4–5 vs WVT1

− 29.5

− 37.6/− 21.2

Most unlikely equivalent (99.8/0.2/0.0)

− 1.34 (− 1.73/− 0.95)

Large

0.000

 WATT/4–5 vs WVT2

38.7

27.1/50.2

Most unlikely equivalent (0.0/0.4/99.6)

1.18 (0.84/1.52)

Moderate

0.000

 WATT/6–7 vs WVT2

11.1

2.8/19.2

Very likely equivalent (0.0/97.6/2.4)

0.29 (0.04/0.54)

Trivial

0.058

  1. Abbreviations: SWC smallest worthwhile change, WTTT/LY watts of the traditional talk test in the last stage where the answer was “yes”, WVT1 watts at ventilatory threshold 1, WATT watts of the alternative talk test, WTTT/FN watts of the traditional talk test in the first stage where the answer was “no”, WVT2 watts at ventilatory threshold 2, W watts