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