Table 5. Distribution of Causality Scores at the Initial Evaluation.
A. DILIN Structured Expert Opinion Score (n = 187)† | ||
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Likelihood | Frequency | % |
Definite | 196 | 34.9 |
Highly likely | 213 | 37.9 |
Probable | 86 | 15.3 |
Possible | 44 | 7.8 |
Unlikely | 22 | 3.9 |
Total | 561 | 100.0 |
B. RUCAM (n = 187)† | ||
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Likelihood | Frequency | % |
Highly probable | 132 | 23.7 |
Probable | 220 | 39.5 |
Possible | 167 | 30.0 |
Unlikely | 22 | 4.0 |
Excluded | 16 | 2.9 |
Total | 557 | 100.0 |
Each case was evaluated by three reviewers, and this yielded 561 reviews.
The RUCAM categories were as follows: highly probable, >8; probable, 6 to 8; possible, 3 to 5; unlikely, 1 to 2; and excluded, <1. RUCAM scores were missing for 4 reviews, so there were 557 reviews instead of 561.