Table 5

Levels of agreement for comparable PTSD symptoms

PTSD Symptom



95% Confidence Interval







Observed Kappa
Standard Error
Lower Limit
Upper Limit

Recurrent thoughts or images of event
(i)
0.02
0.14
-0.31
0.26

(ii)
-0.57
0.22
-1.01
-0.13

(iii)
0.01
0.18
-0.33
0.35
Trying not to think about the event
(i)
0.25
0.13
-0.003
0.51

(ii)
-0.14
0.56
-1.24
0.96

(iii)
0.07
0.17
-0.26
0.41
Sleep problems
(i)
0.44
0.15
0.15
0.72

(ii)
0.61
0.25
0.11
1

(iii)
0.16
0.23
-0.3
0.62
Anger and irritability
(i)
0.24
0.14
-0.05
0.52

(ii)
0.24
0.3
-0.35
0.83

(iii)
0.13
0.19
-0.24
0.49
Distress at reminders of event
(i)
0.48
0.16
0.17
0.79

(ii)
0.44
0.28
-0.1
0.98

(iii)
0.17
0.29
-0.4
0.74
Exaggerated startle response
(i)
0.39
0.15
0.09
0.68

(ii)
0.3
0.35
-0.38
0.98

(iii)
0
0.3
-0.59
0.59
Nightmares
(i)
0.2
0.23
-0.26
0.65

(ii)
0.23
0.26
-0.28
0.73

(iii)
-0.05
0.45
-0.93
0.82
Difficulty concentrating
(i)
0.19
0.17
-0.04
0.51

(ii)
0.35
0.26
-0.15
0.86

(iii)
0.03
0.23
-0.41
0.48
Efforts to avoid reminders of event
(i)
0.27
0.15
-0.03
0.56

(ii)
-0.31
0.3
-0.89
0.28

(iii)
0.34
0.18
-0.02
0.7

(i) Total sample (N = 58); (ii) Participants with PTSD on the K-SADS (N = 11);

(iii) Participants without PTSD on the K-SADS (N = 47).

Suliman et al. Annals of General Psychiatry 2005 4:2   doi:10.1186/1744-859X-4-2

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