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. 2025 Dec 1;37(6):e20240267. doi: 10.1590/2317-1782/e20240267en

Table 1. Intrarater and interrater comparison of the classification of habitual tongue and lip posture.

Variable Intrarater comparison Interrater comparison
kappa Classification kappa Classification
Habitual lip posture 1.0 Almost perfect 0.7667 Substantial
Habitual tongue posture 1.0 Almost perfect 0.7407 Substantial

Kappa test

Caption: Classification: slight (0 to 0.2); fair (0.21 to 0.40); moderate (0.41 to 0.60); substantial (0.61 to 0.80); and almost perfect (0.81 to 1.0)(18)