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Table 3 Intra- and interrater reliability with 95% confidence interval (CI) for the measurement of displacement of the VUJ, PMU and ARJ (mm) and the VUJ angle of displacement (degrees)

From: Three novel methods to measure the postoperative displacement of lower urinary tract structures following radical prostatectomy in a sample of Korean patients

 

VUJ Displacement (mm)

PMU Displacement (mm)

ARJ Displacement (mm)

VUJ Angle of displacement (degrees)

Intrarater Reliability ICC (95%CI) Day 1 vs Day 2

 PCL axis system

0.97 (0.93, 0.99)

0.93 (0.84, 0.97)

0.78 (0.53, 0.91)

0.99 (0.98, 1.00)

 HOR-1 axis system

0.96 (0.90, 0.99)

0.80 (0.58, 0.92)

0.71 (0.38, 0.88)

0.96 (0.89, 0.98)

 HOR-2 axis system

0.96 (0.91, 0.99)

0.89 (0.74, 0.95)

0.78 (0.51, 0.91)

0.99 (0.97, 1.00)

Interrater Reliability ICC (95%CI) Observer 1 vs Observer 2

 PCL axis system

0.97 (0.93, 0.99)

0.89 (0.75, 0.96)

0.84 (0.63, 0.93)

0.99 (0.96, 0.99)

 HOR-1 axis system

0.94 (0.85, 0.98)

0.64 (0.26, 0.83)

0.60 (0.22, 0.82)

0.95 (0.87, 0.98)

 HOR-2 axis system

0.94 (0.86, 0.98)

0.85 (0.67, 0.94)

0.76 (0.48, 0.9)

0.98 (0.95, 0.99)

  1. VUJ Urethrovesicular junction, PMU Proximal membranous urethra, ARJ anorectal junction, ICC Intra-class correlation coefficient, CI confidence interval, PCL axis system: Pubococcygeal line axis system, HOR-1 axis system: Horizontal line 1 axis system, HOR-2 axis system: Horizontal line 2 axis system