Table 5.
Inter-rater agreement analysis (initial assessment)
| Location | Group/Subgroup | Number of raters | Kappa(se)1 | 95% CI | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallecula | Overall | 13 | 0.613 (0.009) | 0.595–0.630 | < 0.001 |
| Pyriform sinus | Overall | 13 | 0.558 (0.009) | 0.541–0.576 | < 0.001 |
| Experience with FEES | |||||
| Vallecula | experience > 5 years | 5 | 0.637 (0.024) | 0.590–0.683 | < 0.001 |
| experience ≤ 5 years | 8 | 0.588 (0.015) | 0.559–0.618 | < 0.001 | |
| Pyriform sinus | experience > 5 years | 5 | 0.529 (0.025) | 0.479–0.578 | < 0.001 |
| experience ≤ 5 years | 8 | 0.588 (0.014) | 0.559–0.616 | < 0.001 | |
| Experience using YPRSRS | |||||
| Vallecula | 2 | 0.832 (0.063) | ------- | < 0.001 | |
| Pyriform sinus | 2 | 0.856 (0.061) | ------- | < 0.001 |
1 Fleiss Kappa (standard error)