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Table 2 Distribution of study participants according to the primary questionnaire and physical examination case definitions (n = 187)

From: Agreement between a self-administered questionnaire on musculoskeletal disorders of the neck-shoulder region and a physical examination

 

Physical examination

  

+

-

 
  

N (expected value)

N (expected value)

 

Questionnaire

+

67 (46)

18 (39)

85

 

-

35 (56)

67 (46)

102

  

102

85

187

  1. Global agreement = 72%
  2. Kappa value = 0.44, 95% C.I. = 0.31–0.56
  3. Agreement among questionnaire cases = 79%
  4. Agreement among questionnaire non-cases = 66%
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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