Table 2

Category-specific and overall intra-rater reliability coefficients


Percentage agreement
Kappa



Category (number of items)
Category %
% range across items
Category κ
95% CI
κ range across items

1. Physical assessment (8)
94
91–98
0.84
(0.81–0.87)
0.72–0.90
2. Asthma control (7)
92
85–95
0.83
(0.80–0.86)
0.60–0.88
3. Spirometry (6)
95
91–97
0.84
(0.80–0.86)
0.78–0.94
4. Asthma education (8)
91
78–95
0.72
(0.68–0.76)
0.55–0.82
5. Asthma referrals (3)
94
92–93
0.59
(0.46–0.71)
0.44–0.65
6. Medications (1)
94
94
0.51
(0.27–0.75)
0.51
Overall
93

0.81*
(0.80–0.83)


* Chi-square test statistic for homogeneity = 47, df = 5, p < 0.0001

Abbreviations: κ kappa statistic, CI confidence interval

To et al. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2008 8:29   doi:10.1186/1471-2288-8-29