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. 2022 May 25;158(7):796–800. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2022.1706

Table. Agreement and Correlation Between US, ATC, and Cochrane Review Classification Systems.

Classification system κ agreement (95% CI)a Spearman rank correlation coefficient (95% CI)
US classificationb ATC US classificationc ATC
ATC 0.53 (0.45-0.60) NA 0.77 (0.71-0.82) NA
Cochrane review 0.60 (0.48-0.73) 0.58 (0.46-0.71) 0.74 (0.62-0.82) 0.71 (0.58-0.80)

Abbreviations: ATC, Anatomical Therapeutic Classification; NA, not applicable.

a

Linear weighting was used.

b

Consolidated (4-category scale).

c

Reverse-coded (7-category scale).