Clinical Research
Copyright ©2008 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2008; 14(46): 7086-7092
Published online Dec 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.7086
Table 1 Reproducibility for the classification in groups (I vs II vs III) and in subgroups (I vs IIE vs IIF vs III) according to number of times observers (A, B and C) classified the films of magnification chromoendoscopy
Number of classification (nth)Inter-observer agreement (95% CI)
Proportion of agreementWeighted kappa
Classification in groups
1st observation0.60 (0.36-0.81)0.52 (0.26-0.75)
2nd observation0.85 (0.62-0.97)0.73 (0.53-0.87)
3rd observation0.85 (0.62-0.97)0.71 (0.51-0.86)
4th observation0.95 (0.75-1.00)0.97 (0.94-0.99)
5th observation0.80 (0.56-0.94)0.71 (0.50-0.86)
6th observation0.90 (0.68-0.99)0.94 (0.89-0.98)
Classification in subgroups
1st observation0.45 (0.23-0.69)0.49 (0.23-0.73)
2nd observation0.55 (0.31-0.77)0.69 (0.48-0.85)
3rd observation0.45 (0.23-0.69)0.66 (0.42-0.83)
4th observation0.70 (0.46-0.88)0.90 (0.81-0.96)
5th observation0.60 (0.36-0.81)0.66 (0.43-0.83)
6th observation0.75 (0.51-0.91)0.92 (0.84-0.96)
Table 2 Agreement with reference and validity measures for the classification in groups (I vs II vs III) and in subgroups (I vs IIE vs IIF vs III) according to number of times observers (A, B and C) classified the films of magnification chromoendoscopy (95% CI)
Classification in groups I vs II vs III
Classification in Subgroups I vs IIE vs IIF vs III
PawKSeSpVPawKSeSpV
Observer A
1st observation0.90 (0.68-0.99)0.66 (0.32-0.85)0.75 (0.56-0.94)0.94 (0.83-1.00)0.90 (0.77-1.00)0.75 (0.51-0.91)0.63 (0.29-0.84)0.75 (0.56-0.94)0.75 (0.56-0.94)0.75 (0.56-0.94)
2nd observation0.95 (0.75-1.00)0.84 (0.64-0.93)1.000.94 (0.83-1.00)0.95 (0.85-1.00)0.70 (0.46-0.88)0.76 (0.50-0.90)0.75 (0.56-0.94)0.67 (0.46-0.88)0.70 (0.50-0.90)
3rd observation0.90 (0.68-0.99)0.79 (0.54-0.91)1.000.94 (0.83-1.00)0.95 (0.85-1.00)0.80 (0.56-0.94)0.79 (0.55-0.91)1.000.75 (0.56-0.94)0.85 (0.69-1.00)
4th observation1.00 (0.86-1.00)1.001.001.001.000.90 (0.68-0.99)0.97 (0.92-0.99)1.000.83 (0.67-1.00)0.90 (0.85-1.00)
5th observation0.95 (0.75-1.00)0.83 (0.63-0.93)1.000.94 (0.83-1.00)0.95 (0.85-1.00)0.95 (0.75-1.00)0.85 (0.66-0.94)1.000.92 (0.79-1.00)0.95 (0.85-1.00)
6th observation1.00 (0.86-1.00)1.001.001.001.001.00 (0.86-1.00)1.001.001.001.00
Observer B
1st observation0.90 (0.51-0.91)0.80 (0.57-0.92)0.75 (0.56-0.94)1.000.95 (0.85-1.00)0.65 (0.41-0.85)0.71 (0.42-0.88)0.50 (0.28-0.72)0.83 (0.67-1.00)0.70 (0.50-0.90)
2nd observation0.90 (0.68-0.99)0.77 (0.52-0.90)0.75 (0.56-0.94)1.000.95 (0.85-1.00)0.80 (0.56-0.94)0.78 (0.52-0.90)0.75 (0.56-0.94)0.92 (0.79-1.00)0.85 (0.69-1.00)
3rd observation0.90 (0.68-0.99)0.77 (0.52-0.90)0.75 (0.56-0.94)1.000.95 (0.85-1.00)0.70 (0.46-0.88)0.69 (0.37-0.86)0.63 (0.41-0.84)0.75 (0.56-0.94)0.70 (0.50-0.90)
4th observation0.95 (0.75-1.00)0.96 (0.90-0.98)1.001.001.000.65 (0.41-0.85)0.82 (0.60-0.92)0.5 (0.28-0.72)0.75 (0.56-0.94)0.65 (0.44-0.86)
5th observation0.90 (0.68-0.99)0.77 (0.52-0.90)0.75 (0.56-0.94)1.000.95 (0.85-1.00)0.65 (0.41-0.85)0.73 (0.45-0.88)0.63 (0.41-0.84)0.92 (0.79-1.00)0.80 (0.62-0.98)
6th observation1.00 (0.86-1.00)1.000.75 (0.56-0.94)1.001.000.85 (0.62-0.97)0.95 (0.87-0.98)0.75 (0.56-0.94)0.92 (0.79-1.00)0.85 (0.69-1.00)
Observer C
1st observation0.75 (0.51-0.91)0.80 (0.57-0.92)0.75 (0.56-0.94)0.81 (0.64-0.99)0.80 (0.62-0.98)0.60 (0.36-0.81)0.82 (0.60-0.92)0.75 (0.56-0.94)0.83 (0.67-1.00)0.80 (0.62-0.98)
2nd observation0.95 (0.75-1.00)0.96 (0.89-1.00)1.001.001.000.60 (0.36-0.81)0.85 (0.67-0.94)0.50 (0.28-0.72)0.75 (0.56-0.94)0.65 (0.44-0.86)
3rd observation0.85 (0.62-0.97)0.72 (0.42-0.88)1.000.84 (0.67-1.00)0.85 (0.69-1.00)0.50 (0.27-0.73)0.65 (0.31-0.84)0.38 (0.16-0.59)0.75 (0.56-0.94)0.60 (0.38-0.82)
4th observation0.95 (0.75-1.00)0.96 (0.89-0.98)1.001.001.000.70 (0.46-0.88)0.89 (0.74-0.95)0.5 (0.28-0.72)0.92 (0.79-1.00)0.75 (0.56-0.94)
5th observation0.85 (0.62-0.97)0.74 (0.47-0.89)0.75 (0.56-0.94)0.94 (0.83-1.00)0.90 (0.77-1.00)0.65 (0.41-0.85)0.73 (0.45-0.88)0.63 (0.41-0.84)0.83 (0.67-1.00)0.75 (0.56-0.94)
6th observation0.90 (0.68-0.99)0.92 (0.81-0.97)1.000.94 (0.83-1.00)0.95 (0.85-1.00)0.80 (0.56-0.94)0.93 (0.84-0.97)0.88 (0.73-1.00)0.92 (0.79-1.00)0.90 (0.77-1.00)