Table 1 Inter-observer agreement of seizure presence, type and consciousness status
Variable | Mean % agreement (95% CI) | PI | Category | κ | SE (κ) | Z | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Is this an epileptic seizure? | 29% (19-40%) | 0.4 | Yes | 0.40 | 0.01 | 35.12 | <0.001 |
What type of epileptic seizure? | 18% (10-28%) | 0.47 | Focal seizure | 0.31 | 0.01 | 27.36 | <0.001 |
0.86 | Focal seizure with secondary generalisation | 0.53 | 0.01 | 45.63 | <0.001 | ||
0.27 | Primary generalised seizure | 0.60 | 0.01 | 51.93 | <0.001 | ||
Overall | 0.44 | 0.01 | 62.08 | <0.001 | |||
Is the dog conscious? | 9% (3-19%) | 0.72 | Conscious (No impairment) | 0.45 | 0.01 | 39.92 | <0.001 |
0.38 | Impairment in consciousness | 0.20 | 0.01 | 15.16 | <0.001 | ||
0.48 | Unconscious | 0.54 | 0.01 | 41.99 | <0.001 | ||
Overall | 0.39 | 0.01 | 42.59 | <0.001 |