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. 2021 Mar 1;16(3):e0247269. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247269

Table 4. Test-retest reliability and concurrent validity of the MDSS questionnaire expressed as the binary variable (originally proposed cut-off values were applied for both MEDAS and MDSS).

MDSS test MEDAS test MEDAS retest
N (%) N (%) N (%)
MDSS retest No Yes No Yes No Yes
No; N (%) 168 (80.0) 10 (4.8) 146 (69.5) 32 (15.2) 150 (71.4) 28 (13.3)
Yes; N (%) 12 (5.7) 20 (9.5) 19 (9.1) 13 (6.2) 19 (9.1) 13 (6.2)
κ (P) 0.584 (<0.001) 0.194 (0.004) 0.223 (<0.001)
MEDAS retest No Yes No Yes No Yes
No; N (%) 152 (72.4) 17 (8.1) 154 (73.3) 15 (7.2)
Yes; N (%) 28 (13.3) 13 (6.2) 11 (5.2) 30 (14.3)
    κ (P) 0.241 (<0.001) 0.620 (<0.001) n/a
MDSS test No Yes No Yes No Yes
No; N (%) 260 (72.2) 51 (14.2)
Yes; N (%) 29 (8.0) 20 (5.6)
    κ (P) n/a 0.205 (<0.001) n/a