Table II.
General characteristics of the data, including the number of each ear feature rated, reasons indicated by raters for not rating, and number of missing data for each ear feature.
| Unable to Rate due toa: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rated (N=600) |
Absence of feature |
Photo | Non- specified |
Missingb | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Helix | |||||
| Present/absent | 563 (93.8) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (1.5) | 3 (0.5) | 25 (4.2) |
| Overall shapeb (folded, under-, partially-, over-folded) | 133 (22.2) | 156 (26.0) | 2 (0.3) | 2 (0.3) | 307 (51.2) |
| Shape of superior helixb | 184 (30.7) | 107 (17.8) | 6 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 303 (50.5) |
| Antihelix, Stem | |||||
| Present/absent | 567 (94.5) | 0 (0.0) | 13 (2.2) | 6 (1.0) | 14 (2.3) |
| Length | 264 (44.0) | 327 (54.5) | 6 (1.0) | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.3) |
| Prominence | 251 (41.8) | 326 (54.3) | 20 (3.3) | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.3) |
| Serpiginous | 261 (43.5) | 326 (54.3) | 8 (1.3) | 1 (0.2) | 4 (0.7) |
| Antihelix, Inferior crus | |||||
| Present/absent | 560 (93.3) | 0 (0.0) | 14 (2.3) | 10 (1.7) | 16 (2.7) |
| Length | 235 (39.2) | 348 (58.0) | 11 (1.8) | 3 (0.5) | 3 (0.5) |
| Width | 235 (39.2) | 348 (58.0) | 4 (0.7) | 10 (1.7) | 3 (0.5) |
| Prominence | 229 (38.2) | 348 (58.0) | 17 (2.8) | 3 (0.5) | 3 (0.5) |
| Antihelix, Superior crus | |||||
| Present/absent | 547 (91.2) | 0 (0.0) | 23 (3.8) | 14 (2.3) | 16 (2.7) |
| Width | 177 (29.5) | 396 (66.0) | 6 (1.0) | 19 (3.2) | 2 (0.3) |
| Prominence | 174 (29.0) | 396 (66.0) | 21 (3.5) | 6 (1.0) | 3 (0.5) |
| Antitragus | |||||
| Present/absent | 558 (93.0) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (1.3) | 3 (0.5) | 31 (5.2) |
| Size | 282 (47.0) | 310 (51.7) | 6 (1.0) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) |
| Crus helix | |||||
| Present/absent | 572 (95.3) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (1.0) | 5 (0.8) | 17 (2.8) |
| Length | 253 (42.2) | 336 (56.0) | 11 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Prominence | 255 (42.5) | 336 (56.0) | 9 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Extension | 101 (16.8) | 342 (57.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 157 (26.2) |
| Incisura | |||||
| Present/absent | 570 (95.0) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (1.8) | 3 (0.5) | 16 (2.7) |
| Length | 251 (41.8) | 338 (56.3) | 9 (1.5) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) |
| Width | 251 (41.8) | 338 (56.3) | 11 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Shape | 224 (37.3) | 337 (56.2) | 17 (2.8) | 0 (0.0) | 22 (3.7) |
| Lobe (present/absent) | 572 (95.3) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (2.0) | 1 (0.2) | 15 (2.5) |
| Tag (present/absent) | 566 (94.3) | 0 (0.0) | 15 (2.5) | 1 (0.2) | 18 (3.0) |
| Pit (present/absent) | 504 (84.0) | 0 (0.0) | 36 (6.0) | 1 (0.2) | 59 (9.8) |
| Tragus | |||||
| Present/absent | 572 (95.3) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (1.7) | 4 (0.7) | 14 (2.3) |
| Size | 299 (49.8) | 290 (48.3) | 6 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (0.8) |
| Pretragal ectopia (present/absent) | 572 (95.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.3) | 4 (0.7) | 22 (3.7) |
| Concha (normal/extra-fold)b | 155 (25.8) | 0 (0.0) | 58 (9.7) | 27 (4.5) | 360 (60.0) |
| Marx classification | 589 (98.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (1.8) |
a
According to the raters
b
300 of these missing ratings are due to absence of this category in the Batch 1 rating tool.