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Table 2 Observed and expected concordances and Kappa coefficient for the comparisons between US, NCS and surgery

From: Effectiveness of ultrasonography and nerve conduction studies in the diagnosing of carpal tunnel syndrome: clinical trial on accuracy

Comparison

Observed concordance

Expected concordance

Kappa coefficient

Standard error

z

p

US vs. surgery

84.4%

72.9%

0.423

0.083

5.08

< 0.001

NCS vs. surgery

92.2%

77.8%

0.648

0.090

7.22

< 0.001

US vs. NCS

76.5%

69.4%

0.232

0.091

2.54

0.006

  1. NCS nerve conduction studies, US ultrasonography
  2. There were 115 subjects in each comparison group