Table 1.

Interrater reliability and agreement in the full exercise (Round 1).

VariablesMean Prevalence, %Mean AgreementMean κMean PABAK
US positive for GCA61.10.880.760.77
Halo sign
  Temporal arteries, all segments31.30.770.470.55
  Common superficial temporal artery34.70.780.490.55
  Frontal branch31.20.770.460.54
  Parietal branch27.80.780.460.56
  Axillary arteries52.40.830.660.66
Compression sign
  Temporal arteries, all segments32.60.780.490.55
  Common superficial temporal artery35.40.780.510.57
  Frontal branch33.30.750.440.49
  Parietal branch29.20.800.530.60
  • PABAK: prevalence-adjusted bias-adjusted kappa; GCA: giant cell arteritis; US: ultrasound.