Table 2

Agreement of reviewers on early recanalization in the fascial interposition trial and the cautery study.

Reviewers

Crude agreement

Kappa coefficient

95% CI

FI trial

1 vs. 2

0.89

0.60

0.53 – 0.68

1 vs. 3

0.95

0.84

0.79 – 0.89

2 vs. 3

0.90

0.58

0.49 – 0.66

All three

0.87

0.68

0.64 – 0.72

Cautery study

1 vs. 2

0.93

0.40

0.22 – 0.58

1 vs. 3

0.88

0.35

0.21 – 0.49

2 vs. 3

0.91

0.42

0.27 – 0.57

All three

0.86

0.38

0.34 – 0.43

FI = fascial interposition

Note: agreement was assessed on two categories (recanalization, no recanalization) in the FI trial and on three categories (recanalization, no recanalization, indeterminate) in the cautery study.

Labrecque et al. BMC Urology 2006 6:25   doi:10.1186/1471-2490-6-25