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Table 3 Agreement in preterm, term and post-term classification by last menstrual period (LMP) or Farr examination estimates of gestational age compared to ultrasound estimates

From: Validity of gestational age estimates by last menstrual period and neonatal examination compared to ultrasound in Vietnam

 

Ultrasound classification

Agreement statistics

LMP classification

Preterm

n (%)

Term

n (%)

Post-term

n (%)

Total

n (%)

Crude % agreement

Kappa statistic

 Preterm

41 (4.5)

44 (4.8)

0 (0.0)

85 (9.3)

89.0

0.41a

 Term

27 (3.0)

770 (84.4)

4 (0.4)

801 (87.8)

 Post-term

0 (0.0)

25 (2.7)

1 (0.1)

26 (2.6)

 Total

68 (7.5)

839 (92.0)

5 (0.5)

912

Farr classification

 Preterm

1 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.2)

94.5

0.05a

 Term

35 (5.1)

646 (94.3)

3 (0.4)

684 (99.9)

 Post-term

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 Total

36 (5.3)

646 (92.3)

3 (0.4)

685

  1. a P < 0.001