Table 3

Inter-rater and intrarater reliability measures for the SATS in Afghanistan and Haiti, 2013

Inter-rater reliability measuresAhmad Shah BabaKunduz Trauma CentreMartissant Emergency CentreTabarre Surgical and Trauma Centre
Point estimates (95% CI)
 ICC0.50 (0.37 to 0.66)0.60 (0.48 to 0.74)0.59 (0.46 to 0.73)0.58 (0.44 to 0.73)
 QWK0.50 (0.37 to 0.66)0.59 (0.22 to 0.77)0.59 (0.32 to 0.78)0.61 (0.32 to 0.79)
 LWK0.44 (0.16 to 0.69)0.46 (0.21 to 0.66)0.50 (0.27 to 0.70)0.48 (0.23 to 0.68)
 UWK0.40 (0.26 to 0.53)0.33 (0.23 to 0.41)0.41 (0.31 to 0.48)0.35 (0.23 to 0.47)
Level of agreement*
 ICCModerateModerateModerateModerate
  QWKModerateModerateModerateSubstantial
Intrarater reliability measures, % (min-max)
 Mean exact agreement68 (40–90)71 (40–100)74 (40–90)73 (50–90)
 Mean agreement with one-degree discrepancy96 (80–100)99 (90–100)97 (60-100)96 (70-100)
  • *According to the Landis and Koch criteria.11

  • ICC, intraclass correlation coefficient; LWK, linearly weighted kappa; QWK, quadratically weighted kappa; SATS, South African Triage Scale; UWK, unweighted kappa.