Table 4

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

Presence

Time since original onset

Severe enough to

prompt consultation


n

Agree (%)

κ(%)

n

Agree (%)

κ(%)

n

Agree (%)

κ(%)


PR bleeding

139

93

86

69

86

91

138

91

87

Abdominal pain

136

88

75

69

75

72

134

81

71

CBH

140

84

69

71

73

72

139

75

64

Fatigue

134

82

63

68

87

74

127

83

69

Urgency

130

83

65

69

78

79

125

78

66

Incomplete Evacuation

135

84

70

72

75

75

132

82

72

Anal pain

71

94

87

71

83

80

71

90

80

Weight loss

135

96

86

70

93

88

133

94

80

Anal lump

135

89

58

69

94

77

135

89

58

Mucus

138

93

74

72

99

87

134

94

76

Abdominal lump

135

92

42

69

91

46

134

94

18


Median

90

72

86

94

90

71


Note: n refers to the total number of patients answering this question.

CBH = Change in bowel habit

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

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