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. 2017 Jan;63(1):e58–e67.

Table 3.

Concordance between FH from EMR data and self-reported FH

CONDITION FH FROM EMR DATA SELF-REPORTED FH Κ STATISTIC* (95% CI)

NO YES
Diabetes (n = 775) No 459 41 0.466 (0.40–0.53)
Yes 134 141
Coronary artery disease (n = 775) No 433 175 0.225 (0.15–0.30)
Yes 73 94
Breast cancer (women only, n =555) No 365 69 0.241 (0.15–0.34)
Yes 73 48
Colorectal cancer (n = 775) No 571 5 0.510 (0.44–0.58)
Yes 114 85

EMR—electronic medical record, FH—family history.

*

Strength of agreement30: < 0 = less than chance; 0.01–0.20 = slight agreement; 0.21–0.40 = fair agreement; 0.41–0.60 = moderate agreement; 0.61–0.80 = substantial agreement; and 0.81–0.99 = almost perfect agreement.