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. 2021 Jun 4;11:31. doi: 10.25259/JCIS_56_2021

Table 5:

IOA for each of the findings in the posterior compartment on the barium and MR proctography.

Finding Barium proctography MRI proctography
Weighted Kappa P-value Weighted Kappa P-value
Rectocele 0.729 <0.001 0.386 0.004
Pelvic cavity widening 0.38 0.16 0.48 0.16
Pelvic floor descent 0.46 <0.001 0.44 <0.001
M line - >2 cm 0.61 <0.001 0.61 0.125
Anorectal angle 0.446–0.575 <0.001 0.652–0.84 0.02
Anal canal length - 0.608–0.838 <0.001
Intra-rectal intussusceptions 0.119 0.308 0.028 0.766
Rectal prolapse 0.655 <0.001 -
Puborectalis thickness - 0.65 <0.001
Defect in puborectalis - 0.0 1.0
Cystocele - 0.83 <0.001
Urethral descent - 0.64 <0.001
Urethral funneling - 0.048 0.507
Peritoneocele - 1.0 <0.001
Uterine prolapse - 0.85 <0.001

IOA: Inter-observer agreement, MR: Magnetic resonance, MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging