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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 2.
Published in final edited form as: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2013 Nov 19;134:376–382. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.11.010

Table 2.

Concordance of self-report and toxicology assays for THC and cotinine.

YLWH N = 78 Uninfected N = 55


Cannabis

Reported NO Tested positive Concordance Reported NO Tested positive Concordance
40 3 93% 26 1 96%
Reported YES Tested positive Concordance Reported YES Tested positive Concordance
38 25 29 14
Daily 16 16 100% 6 6 100%
Weekly 7 6 86% 5 5 100%
Monthly 2 0 0% 3 1 33%
Once/twice 13 3 23% 15 2 13%
Overall κ = 0.587, p = 0.432
Tobacco products
Reported no. Tested positive Concordance Reported no. Tested positive Concordance
34 6 82% 35 1 97%
Reported yes Tested positive Concordance Reported yes Tested positive Concordance
44 34 20 12
Daily 22 22 100% 8 8 100%
Weekly 7 5 71% 2 2 100%
Monthly 5 3 60% 0 0
Once/twice 10 4 40% 10 2 20%

Overall κ = 0.588, p = 0.618.