Table 3:

Interrater agreement between variables collected prospectively and retrospectively from 811 patients

VariableCohen κ coefficient (95% CI)
Living situation
 Home, long-term care, homeless, other*0.76 (0.69 to 0.84)
Symptoms
 Cough0.63 (0.57 to 0.68)
 Shortness of breath0.67 (0.61 to 0.72)
 Fever0.65 (0.60 to 0.71)
 Headache0.58 (0.51 to 0.66)
 Nausea or vomiting0.53 (0.45 to 0.61)
 Diarrhea0.63 (0.55 to 0.71)
 Myalgias0.40 (0.32 to 0.49)
 Dysgeusia or anosmia0.37 (0.11 to 0.64)
Infection risk
 Travel0.31 (0.04 to 0.58)
 Institutional exposure0.51 (0.36 to 0.66)
 Health care worker0.69 (0.59 to 0.80)
 Household or caregiver contact0.37 (0.19 to 0.56)
 Other0.24 (0.04 to 0.44)
Comorbidities
 Congestive heart failure0.71 (0.61 to 0.82)
 Coronary artery disease0.51 (0.39 to 0.62)
 Hypertension0.70 (0.64 to 0.76)
 Asthma0.80 (0.72 to 0.87)
 Pulmonary fibrosis0.39 (−0.15 to 0.94)
 Chronic lung disease (not asthma or IPF)0.72 (0.64 to 0.80)
 Chronic kidney disease0.73 (0.63 to 0.84)
 Dialysis0.58 (0.14 to 0.30)
 Diabetes0.69 (0.61 to 0.77)
 Liver disease0.43 (0.17 to 0.68)
 Organ transplant0.77 (0.51 to 1.00)
 Chronic neurological disorder (not dementia)0.17 (−0.01 to 0.34)
 Dementia0.51 (0.26 to 0.77)
 Rheumatologic disorder0.39 (0.18 to 0.60)
 Active malignant neoplasm0.55 (0.41 to 0.69)
 Past malignant neoplasm0.23 (0.07 to 0.38)
 Obesity (clinical impression)0.22 (0.05 to 0.39)
Respiratory distress
 Respiratory distress0.18 (0.12 to 0.25)
Other risk factors
 Smoking (never, current, past use)*0.73 (0.66 to 0.80)
 Alcohol misuse (never, current, past use)*0.53 (0.43 to 0.63)
 Illicit substance use (never, current, past use)*0.82 (0.75 to 0.89)
  • Note: CI = confidence interval, IPF = idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

  • * Nonbinary variables with multiple categories.