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Table 4 Allergy assessment by two assessors

From: Pilot study: assessing the clinical diagnosis of allergy in atopic children using a microarray assay in addition to skin prick testing and serum specific IgE

Allergic diagnosis

Assessor 1

Assessor 2 (with ISAC results)

Diagnosis removed by assessor 2

Diagnosis added by assessor 2

Agreement between assessors

Atopic dermatitis

30 (100 %)

30 (100 %)

0 (0.0 %)

0 (0.0 %)

1.00

Rhino-conjunctivitis

14 (46.7 %)

8 (26.7 %)

6 (20.0 %)

0 (0.0 %)

0.59 (<0.001)

Asthma

4 (13.3 %)

4 (13.3 %)

0 (0.0 %)

0 (0.0 %)

0.42 (0.010)

Peanut

13 (43.3 %)

13 (43.3 %)

0 (0.0 %)

1 (3.3 %)

0.73 (<0.001)

Egg

15 (50.0 %)

18 (60.0 %)

3 (10.0 %)

1 (3.3 %)

0.67 (<0.001)

Cow’s milk

9 (30.0 %)

7 (23.3 %)

1 (3.3 %)

1 (3.3 %)

0.66 (<0.001)

Other food allergy

21 (70.0 %)

19 (63.3 %)

1 (3.3 %)

13 (43.3 %)

0.85 (<0.001)

Cat

6 (20.0 %)

13 (43.3 %)

3 (10.0 %)

0 (0.0 %)

0.49 (0.001)

Dog

7 (23.3 %)

10 (33.3 %)

1 (3.3 %)

1 (3.3 %)

0.59 (<0.001)

House dust mite

11 (36.7 %)

17 (56.7 %)

2 (6.7 %)

2 (6.7 %)

0.49 (0.001)

Alternaria mould

6 (20.0 %)

10 (33.3 %)

1 (3.3 %)

2 (6.7 %)

0.67 (<0.001)

Birch pollen

10 (33.3 %)

13 (43.3 %)

1 (3.3 %)

2 (6.7 %)

0.79 (<0.001)

Timothy grass pollen

13 (43.3 %)

14 (46.7 %)

1 (3.3 %)

2 (6.7 %)

0.53 (0.002)

Horse

1 (3.3 %)

1 (3.3 %)

0 (0.0 %)

1 (3.3 %)

−0.03 (0.575)

Total

  

14 (46.7 %)

26 (86.7 %)

 
  1. Percentages represent the number (%) of participants given each diagnoses by each assessor. The number (%) of participants who had each specific allergy diagnosis removed or added by assessor 2 (impact of the ISAC test results) is also presented. Level of agreement between assessors is presented as Kappa statistics (p values)