Table 2—

Overall levels of agreement and levels of agreement for physicians and radiologists for the detection of abnormalities on chest radiograph

Kappa (95% CI)
OverallPhysiciansRadiologists
Active tuberculosis0.61 (0.48–0.73)0.64 (0.51–0.78)0.54 (0.36–0.75)
Normal0.52 (0.44–0.62)0.46 (0.32–0.55)0.84 (0.68–0.95)
Infiltrate or consolidation0.59 (0.42–0.78)0.61 (0.49–0.76)0.42 (0.19–0.70)
Cavity0.55 (0.30–0.77)0.50 (0.15–0.71)0.70 (0.38–0.87)
Nodule with poor margin0.21 (0.13–0.29)0.14 (0.05–0,24)0.43 (0.10–0.64)
Pleural effusion0.67 (0–0.84)0.60 (0.23–0.89)1
Hilar or mediastinal adenopathy0.32 (0.01–0.58)0.34 (0–0.62)0.31 (0–0.49)