A self administered reliable questionnaire to assess lower bowel symptoms

BMC Gastroenterology

Table 4 Agreement and κ(%) between question detail categories: Patient- Patient comparison

	Presence			Time since original onset			Severe enough to prompt consultation
	n	Agree (%)	κ(%)	n	Agree (%)	κ(%)	n	Agree (%)	κ(%)
PR bleeding	139	93	86	69	86	91	138	91	87
Abdominal pain	136	88	75	69	75	72	134	81	71
CBH	140	84	69	71	73	72	139	75	64
Fatigue	134	82	63	68	87	74	127	83	69
Urgency	130	83	65	69	78	79	125	78	66
Incomplete Evacuation	135	84	70	72	75	75	132	82	72
Anal pain	71	94	87	71	83	80	71	90	80
Weight loss	135	96	86	70	93	88	133	94	80
Anal lump	135	89	58	69	94	77	135	89	58
Mucus	138	93	74	72	99	87	134	94	76
Abdominal lump	135	92	42	69	91	46	134	94	18
Median		90	72		86	94		90	71

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