Comparison | Kappa Coefficient (95% Confidence Interval CI) | Agreement |
Nephrologists |
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N1 vs. N2 | 0.45 (0.30, 0.60) | Moderate |
N1 vs. N3 | 0.55 (0.40, 0.71) | Moderate |
N2 vs. N3 | 0.32 (0.16, 0.49) | Fair |
N1 vs. N2 vs. N3 | 0.43 (0.34, 0.53) | Moderate |
Internists |
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IM1 vs. IM2 | 0.47 (0.31, 0.63) | Moderate |
IM1 vs. IM3 | 0.33 (0.19, 0.48) | Fair |
IM2 vs. IM3 | 0.37 (0.22, 0.53) | Fair |
IM1 vs. IM2 vs. IM3 | 0.38 (0.30, 0.46) | Fair |
Inter-specialty |
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N1 vs. IM1 | 0.73 (0.59, 0.87) | Substantial |
N1 vs. IM2 | 0.40 (0.26, 0.55) | Fair |
N1 vs. IM3 | 0.36 (0.21, 0.51) | Fair |
N2 vs. IM1 | 0.41 (0.25, 0.57) | Moderate |
N2 vs. IM2 | 0.18 (0.04, 0.32) | Slight |
N2 vs. IM3 | 0.25 (0.10, 0.41) | Fair |
N3 vs. IM1 | 0.54 (0.38, 0.70) | Moderate |
N3 vs. IM2 | 0.31 (0.16, 0.47) | Fair |
N3 vs. IM3 | 0.27 (0.10, 0.43) | Fair |
Overall Agreement | 0.39 (0.35, 0.42) | Fair |