Table 2.
Agreement on individual vital sign measurements as per National Early Warning Score values.
| Vital sign | Considering 1 observation per participant | Considering all observations | |||
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Participants (N=132), n (%) | Weighted κ (95% CI) | Observations, n | Weighted κ (95% CI) | |
| Respiration rate | 130 (98.5) | 0.006 (−0.04 to 0.05) | 445 | 0.03 (−0.001 to 0.05) | |
| Respiration rate (counted subanalysis) | 130 (98.5) | 0.48 (0.33 to 0.62) | 247 | 0.45 (0.36 to 0.55) | |
| Heart rate | 125 (94.7) | 0.61 (0.38 to 0.83) | 385 | 0.69 (0.57 to 0.81) | |
| Temperature | 85 (64.4) | ~0 | 231 | 0 (0 to 0) | |
| Oxygen saturation | 80 (60.6) | −0.10 (−0.26 to 0.05) | 187 | −0.11 (−0.20 to −0.02) | |
| Systolic blood pressure | 108 (81.8) | 0.50 (0.38 to 0.62) | 339 | 0.39 (0.30 to 0.47) | |