Table 3 Inter-observer agreement in the rating of mucosal lesion characterising ulcerative colitis
From: Inter-observer agreement in the assessment of endoscopic findings in ulcerative colitis
| Â | Exp | Inexp | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Endoscopic findings | κ | CI | κ | CI | p-value |
Vascular pattern | 0.51 | 0.38–0.66 | 0.38 | 0.26–0.50 | 0.05 |
Erythema | 0.61 | 0.48–0.75 | 0.51 | 0.39–0.63 | N.S. |
Oedema | 0.65 | 0.52–0.78 | 0.53 | 0.42–0.63 | N.S. |
Granularity | 0.68 | 0.56–0.81 | 0.60 | 0.49–0.72 | N.S. |
Blood in lumen | 0.76 | 0.65–0.88 | 0.57 | 0.46–0.69 | <0.05 |
Erosions | 0.81 | 0.71–0.92 | 0.51 | 0.39–0.63 | <0.05 |
Ulcerations | 0.80 | 0.69–0.91 | 0.65 | 0.55–0.76 | <0.05 |
Friability | 0.85 | 0.76–0.94 | 0.57 | 0.46–0.69 | <0.05 |
Grade of inflammation | 0.97 | 0.92–1.00 | 0.79 | 0.71–0.49 | <0.05 |