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. 2020 May 26;28(10):1394–1402. doi: 10.1038/s41431-020-0657-1

Table 3.

Items that had a DIF classification of B.

Item Version Focus group Reference group Classification Valid N
+ item favors the focal group
− item favors the reference group
2 Colon cancer White Black B+ 366
High cholesterol White Hispanic B− 404
5 Colon cancer White Hispanic B− 384
6 Colon cancer Female Male B+ 385
Colon cancer White Hispanic B+ 301
High cholesterol Female Male B+ 422
8 Colon cancer White Black B− 355
Colon cancer White Hispanic B− 384
High cholesterol White Black B− 338
10 Colon cancer White Hispanic B+ 337
High cholesterol White Hispanic B+ 400
11 Breast cancer White Hispanic B− 409
12 High cholesterol Female Male B− 502