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. 2017 Sep 25;5(3):E729–E733. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20170029

Table 3: Comparison of agreement by age group.

Chronic condition Age; κ (95% CI)
< 65 yr 65-75 yr
Diabetes 0.85 (0.77 to 0.91) 0.74 (0.62 to 0.86)
Hypertension 0.59 (0.52 to 0.65) 0.42 (0.30 to 0.53)
Thyroid disorder 0.60 (0.50 to 0.69) 0.58 (0.43 to 0.72)
Any cardiac disease 0.57 (0.46 to 0.67) 0.44 (0.29 to 0.57)
Cancer 0.52 (0.40 to 0.63) 0.52 (029 to 0.72)
Asthma 0.40 (0.29 to 0.50) 0.49 (0.26 to 0.69)
Arthrosis 0.26 (0.19 to 0.34) 0.26 (0.13 to 0.38)
Rheumatoid arthritis 0.38 (0.20 to 0.54) 0.08 (-0.05 to 0.32)
Osteoporosis 0.39 (0.24 to 0.55) 0.12 (-0.03 to 0.33)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 0.22 (0.07 to 0.37) 0.25 (0.03 to 0.47)
Intestinal disease 0.20 (0.09 to 0.31) 0.19 (0.01 to 0.38)
Hypercholesterolemia 0.05 (0.01 to 0.09) 0.04 (0.00 to 0.08)

Note: CI = confidence interval.