Table 3

Spearman correlation coefficients for the association between AS and muscle activity, resistance and angular velocity

Parameter	Rater 1	Rater 2	Rater 3	Rater 4
AS score elbow flexors (part 1)
AUC_BB	0.05	0.66**	0.07
AUC_BR	0.13	0.12	0.31
Resistance	0.55*	0.54*	0.61*
Velocity	−0.44	−0.73**	−0.65**
AS score knee extensors (part 2)
AUC_RF	0.34		0.56*	0.54*
AUC_VL	0.57*		0.65**	0.66**
Resistance	0.67**		0.87**	0.55*
Velocity	−0.71**		−0.79**	−0.77**

*p<0.05, **p<0.01.
AS, Ashworth Scale; AUC, area under the curve; BB, biceps brachii; BR, brachioradialis; RF, rectus femoris; VL, vastus lateralis.