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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pain. 2013 Mar 13;14(5):438–445. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2012.11.012

Table 5.

Agreement Between CSI Part B Self-Report Within the CSS Patient Sample (N = 70 ) and CSS Diagnosis by Physician

CSS CSI Part B
N (%)
Agreement
(Kappa)*
p - value
Restless Leg Syndrome 19 (16%) .42 .00
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 12 (11%) .19 .03
Fibromyalgia 35 (30%) .70 .00
TMD 17 (15%) .44 .00
Tension Headaches /
Migraines
45 (39%) .71 .00
Irritable Bowel Syndrome 25 (22%) .71 .00
Multiple Chemical
Sensitivities
1 (1%) .00 .92

19 of the 89 total CSS subjects failed to complete CSI Part B

*

Kappa is a measure of agreement between two variables

*Kappa value: poor 0-0.19; fair 0.20- 0.39; moderate 0.40-0.59; good .60-.79; excellent .80-1.00