Table 4. Intraclass correlation coefficients or kappa statistics (*) between the results from the computerized analysis and the visual interpretations of eight individual obstetricians.
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | |
Baseline FHR | 0.98 | 0.81 | 0.94 | 0.92 | 0.95 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.94 |
Baseline variability | 0.72* | 0.68* | 0.70* | 0.78* | 0.71* | 0.74* | 0.59* | 0.64* |
Acceleration | 0.92 | 0.85 | 0.82 | 0.93 | 0.88 | 0.85 | 0.89 | 0.89 |
Early deceleration | 0.87 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.59 | 0.78 | 0.59 | 0.82 |
Late deceleration | 0.89 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.85 | 0.74 | 0.82 | 0.70 | 0.84 |
Variable deceleration | 0.67 | 0.74 | 0.62 | 0.67 | 0.45 | 0.88 | 0.71 | 0.46 |
Prolonged deceleration | 0.82* | 0.84* | 0.92* | 0.63* | 0.74* | 0.70* | 0.92* | 0.74* |
Recurrent deceleration | 0.84* | 0.75* | 0.84* | 0.77* | 0.88* | 0.84* | 0.70* | 0.71* |
UC frequency | 0.98 | 0.96 | 0.98 | 0.97 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.98 |
Category | ||||||||
I | 0.93* | 0.82* | 0.83* | 0.93* | 0.86* | 0.89* | 0.93* | 0.93* |
II | 0.83* | 0.70* | 0.70* | 0.87* | 0.77* | 0.77* | 0.73* | 0.87* |
III | 0.64* | 0.30* | 0.47* | 0.73* | 0.55* | 0.47* | 0.10* | 0.78* |
Overall | 0.85* | 0.72* | 0.73* | 0.88* | 0.79* | 0.79* | 0.75* | 0.88* |
FHR, fetal heart rate; UC, uterine contraction.