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Table 3 Intra-observer agreement using protocol B (unenhanced) and protocol C (both)

From: Observer agreement in single computerized tomography use for diagnosing paediatric head and neck malignancies at Uganda Cancer Institute

Characteristic

Observer A

agreement (95% CI)

Gwet’s AC1 (95% CI)

P value

Observer B agreement

Gwet’s AC1 (95% CI)

P value

Observer C agreement

Gwet’s AC1 (95% CI)

P value

Primary tumour location

76.7 (66.8–86.6)

0.73 (0.62–0.85)

Substantial

 < 0.001

71.2 (60.6–81.9)

0.67 (0.56–0.80)

Substantial

 < 0.001

73.6 (62.9–84.2)

0.71 (0.59–0.82)

Substantial

 < 0.001

Tumour calcifications

80.8 (71.6–90.1)

0.75 (0.63–0.88)

Substantial

 < 0.001

76.7 (66.8–86.6)

0.71 (0.57–0.84)

Substantial

 < 0.001

71.2 (60.6–81.9)

0.61 (0.46–0.76)

Substantial

 < 0.001

Lymphadenopathy

82.2 (73.3–91.2)

0.65

Substantial

 < 0.001

75.3 (65.2–85.5)

0.51

Moderate

 < 0.001

84.9 (76.5–93.3)

0.72

Substantial

 < 0.001

Diagnosis

66.7 (55.4–77.9)

0.60 (0.47–0.74)

Moderate

 < 0.001

63.4 (51.6–75.1)

0.58 (0.44–0.71)

Moderate

 < 0.001

100

1

Almost perfect

 < 0.001