Table 5

 Clinical interobserver agreement

TendernessSwellingSwelling index
Results are expressed as mean κ values and range in parenthesis.
GH, glenohumeral joint; ACL, acromioclavicular joint; SCL, sternoclavicular joint; ELB, elbow joint; WRS, wrist joint; KN, knee joint; TBT, tibiotalar joint; SBT, subtalar joint; TRS, mid-tarsal joint; MCP, metacarpophalangeal joint; PIPH, proximal interphalangeal joint of hands; MTP, metatarsophalangeal joint; PIPF, proximal interphalangeal joint of feet.
GH0.57 (0.53 to 0.61)1.001.00
ACL0.45 (0.35 to 0.54)0.000.00
SCL0.67 (0.67 to 0.67)−0.01 (−0.01 to 0.01)−0.01 (−0.01 to 0.01)
ELB0.63 (0.61 to 0.65)0.42 (0.24 to 0.59)0.33 (0.13 to 0.52)
WRS0.56 (0.51 to 0.60)0.50 (0.39 to 0.60)0.42 (0.29 to 0.54)
HIP0.58 (0.56 to 0.60)0.59 (0.54 to 0.63)0.59 (0.54 to 0.63)
KN0.68 (0.65 to 0.71)0.46 (0.43 to 0.49)0.37 (0.34 to 0.39)
TBT0.53 (0.51 to 0.54)0.39 (0.36 to 0.42)0.29 (0.27 to 0.30)
SBT0.38 (0.36 to 0.40)0.27 (0.15 to 0.38)0.27 (0.15 to 0.38)
TRS0.57 (0.51 to 0.62)0.24 (−0.01 to 0.48)0.24(−0.01 to 0.48)
MCP0.61 (0.52 to 0.72)0.36 (0.17 to 0.51)0.30 (0.18 to 0.44)
PIPH0.65 (0.50 to 0.80)0.54 (0.43 to 0.65)0.43 (0.30 to 0.55)
MTP0.53 (0.44 to 0.61)0.14 (−0.02 to 0.49)0.20 (−0.02 to 1.00)
PIPF0.38 (0.26 to 0.48)0.18 (0.00 to 1.00)0.18 (0.00 to 1.00)