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Table 7 Summary of kappa coefficients for agreement between AO / ASIF and Neer classification by period of experience, according to diagnostic method between specialists and residents (Group 1 x Group 2)

From: Inter-observer reliability of alternative diagnostic methods for proximal humerus fractures: a comparison between attending surgeons and orthopedic residents in training

Diagnostic Method

Means

Standard Deviation

Minimum

Maximum

1st. Quartile

Median

3rd. Quartile

N

p

X-ray

0.642

0.310

-0.033

1.000

0.360

0.683

1.000

50

0.498

 Resident

0.619

0.337

−0.033

1.000

0.321

0.726

1.000

30

 

 Expert

0.677

0.270

0.167

1.000

0.531

0.683

0.953

20

 

Tomography

0.547

0.350

-0.125

1.000

0.231

0.571

0.875

50

0.794

 Resident

0.558

0.376

−0.125

1.000

0.211

0.571

1.000

30

 

 Expert

0.531

0.316

−0.108

1.000

0.280

0.586

0.778

20

 

3D models

0.687

0.287

-0.050

1.000

0.495

0.787

1.000

50

0.390

 Resident

0.658

0.301

−0.050

1.000

0.437

0.736

0.868

30

 

 Expert

0.730

0.265

0.182

1.000

0.525

0.795

1.000

20

 

Holography

0.664

0.285

0.069

1.000

0.496

0.673

1.000

50

0.836

 Resident

0.671

0.295

0.087

1.000

0.490

0.675

1.000

30

 

 Expert

0.654

0.278

0.069

1.000

0.489

0.666

0.831

20

 
  1. p value - Student t-test