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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 Jan;64(1):22–30. doi: 10.1111/jgs.13884

Table 2.

Inappropriate prescribing criteria person-level concordance and agreement

Exposure to inappropriate prescribing No. (% of cohort)
N=174,275
 Any exposure to criteria 72,493 (41.6)
 Exposed to more than one criteria 58,915 (32.7)
 Exposed to all criteria 34,283 (19.7)
Concordance Between Criteria No. (% Agree)
 2012 Beers*2003 Beers 50,182 (84.4)
 2012 Beers*STOPP 38,006 (64.0)
 2003 Beers*2012 Beers 50,182 (89.4)
 2003 Beers*STOPP 37,293 (66.4)
 STOPP*2012 Beers 38,006 (79.0)
 STOPP*2003 Beers 37,293 (77.5)
 2012 Beers*All Criteria 59,426 (82.0)
 2003 Beers*All Criteria 56,144 (77.4)
 STOPP*All Criteria 48,121 (66.4)
Agreement Between Criteria Cohen’s Kappa
 2012 Beers*2003 Beers 0.80
 2012 Beers*STOPP 0.58
 2003 Beers*STOPP 0.59
 2012 Beers*All Criteria 0.84
 2003 Beers*All Criteria 0.80
 STOPP*All Criteria 0.70