Table 1 : Intra-observer agreement of observational ratings of SLS.

Observer Percentage of agreement Kappa Value (95% CL)
Male (M) Female (F) Total (M&F) Male (M) Female (F) Total (M&F)
Observer1 95.0% 95.0% 95.0% 0.89(0.70-1.00) 0.90(0.72-1.00) 0.89(0.71-1.00)
Observer2 90.0% 100% 95.0% 0.80(0.44-1.00) 0.90(1.00-1.00) 0.90(0.72-1.00)
Observer3 100% 100% 100% 1.00(1.00-1.00) 1.00(1.00-1.00) 1.00(1.00-1.00)
Observer4 95.0% 95.0% 99.0% 0.90(0.72-1.00) 0.90(0.72-1.00) 0.90(0.72- 1.00)

*Reliability exceeds value considered necessary for clinical use [37].

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