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Table 2 Summary of agreement analysis for chronic conditions

From: Measuring multimorbidity in older adults: comparing different data sources

Chronic condition

Kappa (95% CI)

Interpretation

Positive Agreement (PA)

Negative Agreement (NA)

Prevalence Index (PI)

Bias Index (BI)

PABAK

Liver disease

0.13 (0.02 to 0.25)

Poor

0.15

0.98

0.96

0.02

0.93

Headaches

0.27 (0.18 to 0.35)

Fair

0.31

0.95

0.87

0.02

0.82

Respiratory tract disease

0.50 (0.45 to 0.56)

Moderate

0.59

0.91

0.65

0.01

0.71

Thyroid problem

0.48 (0.42 to 0.53)

Moderate

0.57

0.91

0.64

0.09

0.69

Obesity

0.14 (0.10 to 0.18)

Poor

0.20

0.86

0.71

0.21

0.53

Gastrointestinal diseases

0.11 (0.06 to 0.15)

Poor

0.19

0.87

0.71

0.16

0.54

Cancer

0.32 (0.27 to 0.38)

Fair

0.41

0.88

0.67

0.16

0.61

Diabetes

0.73 (0.69 to 0.77)

Substantial

0.79

0.94

0.54

0.02

0.81

Chronic urinary problem

0.32 (0.26 to 0.37)

Fair

0.45

0.87

0.61

0.05

0.57

Dermatologic conditions

0.14 (0.08 to 0.19)

Poor

0.29

0.84

0.62

0.08

0.47

Common mental health disorders

0.12 (0.07 to 0.17)

Poor

0.30

0.81

0.58

0.05

0.41

Cardiovascular disease

0.44 (0.39 to 0.49)

Moderate

0.59

0.85

0.45

0.04

0.56

Eye disease

0.30 (0.25 to 0.35)

Fair

0.50

0.80

0.44

0.02

0.43

Hyperlipidemia

0.05 (0.02 to 0.07)

Poor

0.14

0.72

0.51

0.38

0.16

Musculoskeletal conditions

0.23 (0.18 to 0.28)

Fair

0.48

0.75

0.35

0.06

0.32

Arthropathy

0.27 (0.23 to 0.32)

Fair

0.51

0.74

0.3

0.16

0.32

Hypertension

0.45 (0.40 to 0.49)

Moderate

0.75

0.69

0.1

0.06

0.45

  1. Abbreviation: CI Confidence interval