Table 2 Observers' rating of endoscopic findings compared to the gold standard within the group of experienced and inexperienced endoscopists.
From: Inter-observer agreement in the assessment of endoscopic findings in ulcerative colitis
| Â | Â | Â | Endoscopist Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Endoscopic variables | Endoscopist group | Gold standard | Normal | Mild | Mild-Moderate | Moderate Severe | Severe |
Vascular pattern | Inexperienced (N = 21) | Normal | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | Â | Mild | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Â | Â | Mild-Moderate | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Â | Â | Moderate-Severe | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| Â | Â | Severe | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| Â | Experienced (N = 15) | Normal | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | Â | Mild | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Â | Â | Mild-Moderate | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Â | Â | Moderate-Severe | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Â | Â | Severe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
Granularity | Inexperienced (N = 21) | Normal | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | Â | Mild | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Â | Â | Mild-Moderate | 0 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| Â | Â | Moderate-Severe | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 1 |
| Â | Â | Severe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| Â | Experienced (N = 15) | Normal | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | Â | Mild | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | Â | Mild-Moderate | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| Â | Â | Moderate-Severe | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Â | Â | Severe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
Erosions | Inexperienced (N = 21) | Normal | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | Â | Mild | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Â | Â | Mild-Moderate | 0 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| Â | Â | Moderate-Severe | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 |
| Â | Â | Severe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
| Â | Experienced (N = 15) | Normal | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | Â | Mild | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | Â | Mild-Moderate | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Â | Â | Moderate-Severe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| Â | Â | Severe | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
Ulcerations | Inexperienced (N = 21) | Normal | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | Â | Mild | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Â | Â | Mild-Moderate | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| Â | Â | Moderate-Severe | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| Â | Â | Severe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Â | Experienced (N = 15) | Normal | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | Â | Mild | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | Â | Mild-Moderate | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | Â | Moderate-Severe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| Â | Â | Severe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
Friability | Inexperienced (N = 21) | Normal | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | Â | Mild | 3 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | Â | Mild-Moderate | 1 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| Â | Â | Moderate-Severe | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2 |
| Â | Â | Severe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| Â | Experienced (N = 15) | Normal | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | Â | Mild | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Â | Â | Mild-Moderate | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| Â | Â | Moderate-Severe | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Â | Â | Severe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |