Table 2

Interobserver reliability of cartilage abnormalities and osteophytes in patients with hand osteoarthritis

CartilageOsteophytes
Mean observed agreementMean κ (95% CI)Mean prevalence of observed lesions (%)Mean observed agreementMean κ (95% CI)Mean prevalence of observed lesions (%)
0–30–3Yes/no01230–30–3Yes/No0123
Day 10.530.39 (0.31 to 0.45)0.28 (0.15 to 0.38)6.925.849.917.50.600.65 (0.62 to 0.68)0.58 (0.51 to 0.63)21.125.321.332.4
Day 20.520.33 (0.27 to 0.38)0.13 (0.06 to 0.29)3.221.253.222.20.620.67 (0.64 to 0.69)0.55 (0.50 to 0.61)20.125.920.633.4