Table 6 Heterogeneity assessment by stratifying the variables according to: thyroid cancer family history, accelerated growth of the nodules, firm nodule, underlying structure, vocal chords paralysis, origins, and history of radiation
Strata | Observed Agreement | Expected Agreement | Kappa | Standard Error | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thyroid Cancer Family history | |||||
Yes | 87.98% | 60.71% | 0.694 | 0.086 | 0.53–0.86 |
No | 86.83% | 58.81% | 0.680 | 0.066 | 0.55–0.81 |
Accelerated Growth of the nodule | |||||
Yes | 90.40% | 60.12% | 0.759 | 0.090 | 0.58–0.94 |
No | 85.67% | 59.89% | 0.643 | 0.065 | 0.52–0.77 |
Firm Nodule | |||||
Yes | 86.82% | 58.55% | 0.682 | 0.076 | 0.53–0.83 |
No | 87.59% | 60.10% | 0.689 | 0.073 | 0.55–0.83 |
Adjacent Structure Attachment | |||||
Yes | 94.00% | 65.52% | 0.826 | 0.096 | 0.64–1.01 |
No | 84.62% | 59.42% | 0.621 | 0.062 | 0.50–0.74 |
Vocal Chords Paralysis | |||||
Yes | 94.67% | 66.11% | 0.843 | 0.096 | 0.65–1.03 |
No | 84.36% | 58.52% | 0.623 | 0.062 | 0.50–0.74 |
Origin | |||||
Urban (exclusive) | 88.70% | 58.99% | 0.7245 | 0.065 | 0.60–0.85 |
Urban or Rural | 84.41% | 58.26% | 0.6265 | 0.0881 | 0.45–0.8 |
Head and neck radiation therapy | |||||
Yes | 96.08% | 61.48% | 0.8982 | 0.1689 | 0.57–1.23 |
No | 86.30% | 58.55% | 0.6695 | 0.0557 | 0.56–0.78 |