Table 3

Agreement and κ(%) between question detail categories: Patient- Doctor comparison

Presence
 Time since original onset
 Severe enough to
prompt consultation


n
 Agree (%)
 κ(%)
 n
 Agree(%)
 κ(%)
 n
 Agree (%)
 κ(%)
PR bleeding
 121
 94
 89
 60
 73
 73
 118
 89
 86
Abdominal pain
 117
 89
 78
 57
 74
 61
 110
 86
 76
CBH
 120
 77
 55
 57
 70
 65
 111
 77
 63
Fatigue
 114
 84
 68
 57
 75
 71
 102
 83
 66
Urgency
 105
 80
 58
 51
 78
 70
 99
 72
 51
Incomplete Evacuation
 109
 74
 59
 58
 79
 60
 102
 74
 46
Anal pain
 57
 84
 58
 57
 77
 45
 55
 78
 50
Weight loss
 115
 90
 68
 58
 91
 67
 112
 94
 75
Anal lump
 117
 87
 57
 58
 86
 61
 116
 88
 55
Mucus
 120
 90
 64
 58
 90
 69
 118
 90
 55
Abdominal lump
 119
 94
 44
 58
 95
 65
 118
 96
 37
Median
88
 59
79
 66
86
 55

Note: n refers to the total number of patients and doctors answering this question (for the time since onset, the results are based only on the second phase questionnaire). CBH = Change in bowel habit

Adelstein et al. BMC Gastroenterology 2008 8:8   doi:10.1186/1471-230X-8-8