TABLE 6.

Kappa coefficients for all four HPV detection methods for CIN 0, I, II, and III

Methods compareda	Morphol- ogy	No. of specimens with result by:				κ (SE)
		Both tests		Only NMPCR
		Positive	Negative	Positive	Negative
κ1, κ4	CIN 0	108	216	72	6	0.59 (0.04)
	CIN I	93	69	30	7	0.63 (0.05)
	CIN II	86	10	21	2	0.37 (0.10)
	CIN III	126	4	14	0	0.33 (0.13)
κ2, κ4	CIN 0	113	218	67	4	0.63 (0.04)
	CIN I	90	71	33	5	0.62 (0.05)
	CIN II	90	11	17	1	0.48 (0.10)
	CIN III	127	4	13	0	0.35 (0.13)
κ3, κ4	CIN 0	158	206	22	16	0.81 (0.03)
	CIN I	111	66	12	10	0.77 (0.05)
	CIN II	103	8	4	4	0.63 (0.12)
	CIN III	138	3	2	1	0.66 (0.19)

^aSubscripts refer to method numbers as follows: 1, MY09-MY11; 2, GP5+-GP6+; 3, MY/GP nested PCR; 4, NMPCR.