Table 3

Agreement on radiological findings, derivation data set

Inter-rater agreement among dichotomous variablesKappaPrevalence-adjusted, bias-adjusted kappaInterpretation of prevalence-adjusted, bias-adjusted kappa
Presence of patchy consolidation0.200.70Substantial
Presence of confluent consolidation0.330.31Fair
Presence of any consolidation0.240.81Almost perfect
Presence of small nodules0.120.06Slight
Presence of large nodules0.090.09Slight
Presence of any nodules0.190.19Slight
Presence of fibrosis0.080.06Slight
Presence of cavitation0.330.37Fair
Presence of effusion-0.35-0.61Poor
Presence of lymphadenopathy0.01-0.09Poor
Concordance among continuous variablesρc95% limits of agreement (Bland and Altman)
Total amount (%) of lung affected0.85−28.20 to 22.46 %
Extent of cavity size (mm)0.69−56.62 to 50.66 mm