Table 3

Concordance rates (kappa statistics) of laboratories with reference center (LAB 1), according to the expression of GGT and ALT activities


Fibrosis stage predicted by FibroTest using IU
Fibrosis stage predicted by FibroTest using UNL


Kappa vs reference center ± se
Discordance of more than 1 stage
Kappa vs reference center ± se
Discordance of more than 1 stage

LAB 2
0.72 ± 0.11
0
0.35 ± 0.11
1
LAB 3
0.78 ± 0.11
0
0.83 ± 0.11
0
LAB 4
0.56 ± 0.11
0
0.36 ± 0.10
0
LAB 5
0.32 ± 0.09
1
0.20 ± 0.10
8
LAB 6
0.94 ± 0.11
0
0.89 ± 0.11
0
LAB 7
0.52 ± 0.10
0
0.48 ± 0.10
1
LAB 10
0.52 ± 0.11
1
0.57 ± 0.10
3
LAB 11
0.44 ± 0.11
1
0.73 ± 0.11
1


Activity grade predicted by ActiTest using IU
Activity grade predicted by ActiTest using UNL


Kappa vs reference center ± se
Discordance of more than 1 stage
Kappa vs reference center ± se
Discordance of more than 1 stage

LAB 2
0.72 ± 0.12
0
0.32 ± 0.12
2
LAB 3
0.54 ± 0.12
0
0.44 ± 0.12
1
LAB 4
0.88 ± 0.13
0
0.43 ± 0.13
1
LAB 5
0.94 ± 0.13
0
0.56 ± 0.13
0
LAB 6
0.82 ± 0.12
0
0.43 ± 0.13
1
LAB 7
0.82 ± 0.13
0
0.45 ± 0.12
0
LAB 10
0.76 ± 0.13
0
0.38 ± 0.12
0
LAB 11
0.94 ± 0.12
0
0.37 ± 0.12
2

se – standard error

Halfon et al. Comparative Hepatology 2002 1:3   doi:10.1186/1476-5926-1-3