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Table 4 Inter-rater Reliability Statistics (Kappa) for Selected Oral Health Conditions, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2011–2014

From: Overview and quality assurance for the oral health component of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2011–2014

#

Assessments

NHANES 2011–2012

NHANES 2013–2014

NHANES 2011–2014

n

%

kappa

ASE

n

%

kappa

ASE

n

%

kappa

ASE

 

Tooth Count

A

 Edentulism

76

100.00

1.00

0.00

101

100.00

1.00

0.00

177

100.00

1.00

0.00

B

 Edentulism

88

100.00

1.00

0.00

122

100.00

1.00

0.00

210

100.00

1.00

0.00

A

 Tooth Retention

76

98.68

0.97

0.03

101

100.00

1.00

0.00

177

99.44

0.99

0.01

B

 Tooth Retention

88

100.00

1.00

0.00

122

99.18

0.98

0.02

210

99.52

0.99

0.01

A

 1 or more retained root tips

76

100.00

1.00

0.00

101

100.00

1.00

0.00

177

100.00

1.00

0.00

B

 1 or more retained root tips

88

100.00

1.00

0.00

122

99.18

0.98

0.02

210

99.52

0.97

0.03

A

 Have all 4 third molars

76

98.68

0.93

0.07

101

100.00

1.00

0.00

177

99.44

0.96

0.04

B

 Have all 4 third molars

88

100.00

1.00

0.00

122

99.18

0.98

0.02

210

99.52

0.96

0.04

 

Dentition

A

 Untreated caries primary teeth

15

86.67

0.66

0.22

36

91.67

0.77

0.13

51

90.20

0.74

0.11

B

 Untreated caries primary teeth

29

100.00

1.00

0.00

33

100.00

1.00

0.00

62

100.00

1.00

0.00

A

 Caries experience primary teeth

15

100.00

1.00

0.00

36

100.00

1.00

0.00

51

100.00

1.00

0.00

B

 Caries experience primary teeth

29

100.00

1.00

0.05

33

93.94

0.88

0.08

62

96.77

0.93

0.05

A

 Untreated caries permanent teeth

71

98.59

0.96

0.04

84

98.81

0.97

0.03

155

96.77

0.91

0.04

B

 Untreated caries permanent teeth

77

98.70

0.93

0.07

114

94.74

0.88

0.05

191

94.24

0.82

0.05

A

 Caries experience permanent teeth

71

97.18

0.94

0.04

84

95.24

0.86

0.07

155

98.07

0.96

0.02

B

 Caries experience permanent teeth

77

100.00

1.00

0.00

114

91.23

0.77

0.07

191

96.86

0.93

0.03

A

 Has dental sealants

31

90.32

0.67

0.18

29

100.00

1.00

0.00

60

95.00

0.85

0.08

B

 Has dental sealants

24

87.50

0.75

0.14

28

100.00

1.00

0.00

52

94.23

0.88

0.06

 

Periodontal

A

 Moderate + Severe Periodontitis

25

84.00

0.66

0.15

38

81.58

0.61

0.13

63

82.54

0.66

0.09

B

 Moderate + Severe Periodontitis

35

77.14

0.55

0.13

51

90.20

0.79

0.09

86

84.88

0.69

0.08

A

 Any Periodontitis

25

84.00

0.66

0.15

38

78.95

0.56

0.13

63

82.54

0.66

0.09

B

 Any Periodontitis

35

77.14

0.55

0.13

51

88.24

0.75

0.09

86

84.88

0.69

0.08

A

 Periodontal Disease SR11

25

76.00

0.48

0.18

38

76.32

0.45

0.15

63

76.19

0.52

0.10

B

 Periodontal Disease SR11

35

77.14

0.51

0.14

51

80.39

0.60

0.11

86

79.07

0.58

0.09

A

 1 site with > = 4 mm AL

25

92.00

0.82

0.12

38

76.32

0.53

0.14

63

82.54

0.64

0.10

B

 1 site with > = 4 mm AL

35

77.14

0.51

0.14

51

76.47

0.52

0.11

86

76.74

0.52

0.09

A

 1 site with > = 6 mm AL

25

80.00

0.58

0.17

38

89.47

0.71

0.14

63

85.71

0.66

0.10

B

 1 site with > = 6 mm AL

35

85.71

0.66

0.14

51

86.28

0.61

0.13

86

86.05

0.64

0.09

A

 1 site with > = 5 mm PD

25

76.00

0.48

0.16

38

92.11

0.69

0.17

63

85.71

0.59

0.12

B

 1 site with > = 5 mm PD

35

97.14

0.92

0.08

51

88.24

0.60

0.15

86

91.86

0.74

0.09

A

 1 site with > = 7 mm PD

25

100.00

1.00

0.00

38

100.00

1.00

0.00

63

98.41

0.79

0.20

B

 1 site with > = 7 mm PD

35

94.29

0.48

0.31

51

96.08

0.98

0.01

86

95.35

0.31

0.25

A

 Moderate + Severe Periodontitis 3 sites

25

80.00

0.60

0.15

38

86.84

0.65

0.14

63

84.13

0.65

0.10

B

 Moderate + Severe Periodontitis 3 sites

35

91.43

0.79

0.12

51

92.16

0.80

0.09

86

91.86

0.80

0.07

A

 Periodontal Disease 3 sites

25

92.00

0.82

0.12

38

89.47

0.61

0.17

63

90.48

0.73

0.10

B

 Periodontal Disease 3 sites

35

77.14

0.52

0.15

51

84.31

0.61

0.12

86

81.40

0.58

0.09

  1. Notes
  2. [n]: Number of replicate exams
  3. [%]: Percent agreement
  4. [ASE]: Asymptotic standard error (kappa)
  5. [#]: Dental examiner identification
  6. [AL]: Attachment loss
  7. [PD]: Pocket depth
  8. [SR11]: Using earlier CDC/NCHS Series 11 Report definition
  9. [3 sites]: Based on partial-mouth design used in earlier NHANES