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. 2024 Mar 18;9(1):2364. doi: 10.23889/ijpds.v9i1.2364

Table 4: Comparison of outcomes between Low Risk Birth cohorts: Prevalence, overall percent agreement, positive percent agreement (with respect to CIHI-DAD data and with respect to BIS data), and Kappa statistic for agreement between CIHI-DAD and BIS data sources.

Condition (N = 779,979) Prevalence, % Difference DAD-BIS Overall % Agreement Positive % Agreement Kappa coefficient (95% CI)
DAD BIS DAD cases in BIS BIS cases in DAD
Cesarean, ICU and NICU agreement after BIS exclusions N = 129,617
Cesarean 14.32% 14.30% 0.02% 99.9% 99.6% 99.5% 0.994 (0.993–0.995)
ICUa 0.09% 0.05% 0.04% 99.9% 77.8% 39.8% 0.527 (0.440–0.614)
NICUa 7.78% 8.73% ‒0.95% 98.2% 84.2% 94.5% 0.881 (0.876–0.886)
Small-for-gestational age <10th percentileb 10.61% 10.80% ‒0.19% 98.7% 93.2% 94.9% 0.933 (0.930–0.937)
Large-for-gestational age >90th percentileb 5.96% 5.83% 0.13% 99.3% 94.7% 92.7% 0.933 (0.929–0.937)
Cesarean, ICU and NICU agreement after DAD exclusions N = 135,869
Cesarean 12.03% 12.06% ‒0.03% 99.9% 99.4% 99.6% 0.994 (0.993–0.995)
ICU 0.06% 0.04% 0.02% 100.0% 73.6% 45.4% 0.561 (0.462–0.660)
NICU 7.47% 8.37% ‒0.90% 98.3% 84.4% 94.5% 0.883 (0.878–0.888)
Small-for-gestational age <10th percentilec 10.69% 10.77% ‒0.08% 98.8% 94.0% 94.7% 0.937 (0.934–0.940)
Large-for-gestational age >90th percentilec 5.47% 5.48% ‒0.01% 99.2% 92.8% 92.8% 0.924 (0.920–0.929)

aTotal included in analysis N = 129,587.

bTotal included in analysis N = 129,358 – limited to births between 22- and 43-weeks’ gestation with non-missing birthweight and sex in both CIHI-DAD and BIS.

cTotal included in analysis N = 136,725 – limited to births between 22- and 43-weeks’ gestation with non-missing birthweight and sex in both CIHI-DAD and BIS.