Table 4 Interrater agreements are presented as the limits of agreement, ICC and equal registration values regarding audiogram data
From: Validation of the Swedish Quality Register for Ear Surgery – SwedEar
N | Mean Difference | Limits of agreement | Systemat Differencea | ICC | Equal registration values | PTA4 difference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(%) | (95%) | p value | CI (95%) | 0 (%) | < = 5 (%) | (mean dB) | |||
Preoperative PTA4 | |||||||||
Right ear | Bone | 86 (92) | -0.54 | -12.64–11.56 | 0.85 | 0.87 (0.81–0.91) | 81.4 | 97.7 | -1.24 |
Air | 123 (100) | 0.46 | -8.85–9.76 | 0.54 | 0.97 (0.95–0.98) | 86.2 | 95.1 | 0.76 | |
Left ear | Bone | 81 (90) | 0.05 | -2.51–2.60 | 0.62 | 0.99 (0.99–1.00) | 87.7 | 98.8 | -2.04 |
Air | 119 (97) | -0.22 | -6.59–6.14 | 0.24 | 0.98 (0.97–0.99) | 93.3 | 97.5 | -0.72 | |
Postoperative PTA4 | |||||||||
Right ear | Bone | 81 (93) | -0.09 | -3.30–3.13 | 0.68 | 0.99 (0.98–0.99) | 82.7 | 97.5 | -0.54 |
Air | 122 (100) | 0.32 | -3.69–4.32 | 0.12 | 0.99 (0.99–0.99) | 89.3 | 96.7 | -0.43 | |
Left ear | Bone | 79 (92) | -0.30 | -3.90–3.30 | 0.15 | 0.98 (0.98–0.99) | 83.5 | 94.9 | -0.41 |
Air | 117 (95) | -0.01 | -4.74–4,72 | 0.98 | 0.99 (0.98–0.99) | 89.7 | 95.7 | -0.19 | |