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Table 3 Comparison of agreement between medial records and inmate interviews: Kappa coefficients, sensitivity and specificity

From: Concordance between medical records and interview data in correctional facilities

Medical condition

κ coefficient**

Medical record as gold standard (Overall)

 

Male

Female

Overall

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

HIV

0.76

0.91

0.89

86.0

99.5

Diabetes*

0.81

0.82

0.82

81.6

98.9

Asthma

0.73

0.81

0.78

76.9

98.5

Hepatitis C

0.55

0.71

0.66

56.4

99.1

Hypertension

0.51

0.60

0.57

54.8

95.9

Renal/kidney disease

0.44

0.52

0.50

50.0

98.8

Behavioral conditions

κ coefficient**

Interview questionnaires as gold standard (Overall)

 

Male

Female

Overall

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

Tattoos

0.65

0.87

0.76

85.3

92.8

Cigarette smoking*

0.55

0.51

0.55

83.0

75.9

Antibiotic usage in last 6 months*

0.45

0.51

0.51

64.1

86.0

Cocaine use ever*

0.43

0.43

0.49

63.7

84.1

All illicit drugs use ever *

0.21

0.54

0.36

74.6

77.9

Marijuana use ever*

0.19

0.26

0.23

48.2

87.3

  1. *Denominator excludes missing data.
  2. **P-values for all variable are significant (P < 0.01).