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. 2021 Aug 18;11(3):288–298. doi: 10.34172/hpp.2021.37

Table 2. Distribution and median of rumors in each dimension and the consistency test between two raters .

Dimension Scores≥50% Scores<50% Median% (Q1-Q3) ICC (95% CI * )
N N
1 Creators 17 110 25.00 (16.67-37.50) 0.740 (0.650-0.810)
2 Evidence selection 25 102 27.78 (13.89-44.44) 0.856 (0.801-0.896)
3 Evidence evaluation 12 57a 33.33 (25.00-45.83)c 0.726 (0.591-0.821)c
4 Application of evidence 27 100 36.11 (22.22-47.22) 0.712 (0.614-0.788)
5 Backing and publishing platform 1 126 8.33 (4.17-20.83) 0.779 (0.700-0.839)
6 Conflict of interest 103b 24 75.00 (50.00-83.33) 0.694(0.591-0.774)

* 95%CI means 95% confidence intervals

a There are 58 rumors that did not quote expert opinions, and those which are recognized as “not applicable” at the time of scoring would not be counted for this dimension.

b There are 6 rumors that the dimension score is 100%.

c Rumors which are recognized as “not applicable” in item 8 (Expert opinions without high-level evidence should be carefully quoted in health works) of dimension 3 would not be counted in this dimension.