Table 2.

Interrater reliability and agreement in the full exercise (Round 2).

VariablesMean Prevalence, %Mean AgreementMean κMean PABAK
US positive for GCA62.50.930.860.86
Halo sign
  Temporal arteries, all segments33.30.820.600.65
  Common superficial temporal artery41.00.860.710.72
  Frontal branch31.30.790.500.58
  Parietal branch27.80.820.540.65
  Axillary arteries52.80.810.640.63
Compression sign
  Temporal arteries, all segments33.80.830.600.65
  Common superficial temporal artery38.20.830.630.65
  Frontal branch34.00.810.570.62
  Parietal branch29.20.840.600.68
  • GCA: giant cell arteritis; PABAK: prevalence-adjusted bias-adjusted kappa; US: ultrasound.