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. 2019 Dec 31;19(79):249–254. doi: 10.15557/JoU.2019.0037

Tab. 2.

Kappa table of agreement between Ultrasound and Digital VE on fetal head position

Overall agreement in the range of 45o
Ultrasound (+)/ (–)
Digital VE (+)/ (–) + Total:
+ (n: 68) (n: 128) (n: 196)
(n: 0) (n: 66) (n: 66)
Total: 68 194 262
Observed agreements % 134 (51.15%) Kappa = 0.211; 95% CI: From 0.151 to 0.271
Agreements expected by chance %: 99.7 (38.07)
Agreement on occiput posterior positions
Ultrasound (+)/ (–)
Digital VE (+)/ (–) + Total:
+ (n: 14) (n: 56) (n: 70)
(n: 14) (n: 112) (n: 126)
Total: (n: 28) (n: 168) (n: 196)
Observed agreements % 126 (64.29%) Kappa = 0.103; 95% CI: From –0.022 to 0.227
Agreements expected by chance %: 118.0 (60.209%)
Agreement on transverse positions
Ultrasound (+)/ (–)
Digital VE (+)/ (–) + Total:
+ (n: 23) (n: 70) (n: 93)
(n: 23) (n: 80) (n: 103)
Total: (n: 46) (n: 150) (n: 196)
Observed agreements % 103 (52.55%) Kappa = 0.025 95% CI: From –0.182 to 0.057
Agreements expected by chance %: 100.7 (51.35%)