Table 3b:

Concordance between self-reported and clinically ascertained peripheral neuropathy among males (N=1,497)

Self-Report symptoms				Sensitivity	Specificity	Accuracy	Kappa
	Clinically ascertained PSN (N=63)
		Yes	No
Decreased sense of touch or feeling in hands, fingers, arms, or legs, (N)	Yes	15	109	24.6%	92.3%	89.5%	0.113
	No	46	1306
Prolonged pain in arms, legs, or back, (N)	Yes	27	234	44.3%	83.4%	81.8%	0.108
	No	34	1178
Abnormal sensation in arms, legs, or back, (N)	Yes	15	125	25.4%	91.1%	88.5%	0.100
	No	44	1286
≥2 of 5 symptoms, (N)	Yes	20	157	32.8%	89.0%	86.7%	0.114
	No	41	1270
	Clinically ascertained PMN (N=84)
Weakness or inability to move arm(s), (N)	Yes	19	31	23.8%	97.8%	93.8%	0.261
	No	61	1361
Weakness or inability to move legs, (N)	Yes	28	45	35.4%	96.8%	93.5%	0.334
	No	51	1348
≥2 of 5 symptoms, (N)	Yes	40	137	48.2%	90.2%	87.9%	0.251
	No	43	1268
	Both PSN and PMN1 (N=23)
Decreased sense of touch or feeling in hands, fingers, arms, or legs, (N)	Yes	11	113	47.8%	92.2%	91.5%	0.127
	No	12	1340
Prolonged pain in arms, legs, or back, (N)	Yes	12	249	40.0%	92.3%	91.8%	0.058
	No	11	1201
Abnormal sensation in arms, legs, or back, (N)	Yes	9	131	42.9%	91.0%	90.3%	0.089
	No	12	1318
Weakness or inability to move arm(s), (N)	Yes	7	43	31.8%	97.0%	96.1%	0.177
	No	15	1407
Weakness or inability to move legs, (N)	Yes	11	62	52.4%	95.7%	95.1%	0.217
	No	10	1389
≥2 of 5 symptoms, (N)	Yes	13	164	56.5%	88.9%	88.3%	0.105
	No	10	1301
	Either PSN or PMN2 (N=124)
Decreased sense of touch or feeling in hands, fingers, arms, or legs, (N)	Yes	38	86	31.4%	93.7%	88.6%	0.248
	No	83	1269
Prolonged pain in arms, legs, or back, (N)	Yes	55	206	45.8%	84.8%	81.6%	0.199
	No	65	1147
Abnormal sensation in arms, legs, or back, (N)	Yes	32	108	27.1%	92.0%	86.8%	0.176
	No	86	1244
Weakness or inability to move arm(s), (N)	Yes	19	31	16.1%	97.7%	91.2%	0.187
	No	99	1323
Weakness or inability to move legs, (N)	Yes	33	40	28.2%	97.0%	91.6%	0.305
	No	84	1315
≥2 of 5 symptoms, (N)	Yes	47	130	38.8%	90.5%	86.3%	0.242
	No	74	1237

¹Both PSN and PMN: Individuals with clinically ascertained both PSN and PMN.

²Either PSN or PMN: Individuals with clinically ascertained either PSN or PMN.

≥: more than or equal to; %: percent; N: number; PMN: Clinically ascertained peripheral motor neuropathy; PSN: Clinically ascertained peripheral sensory neuropathy