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Table 2 Comparison of agreement between salivary antibody tests

From: Exploring the relationship between susceptibility to canine leishmaniosis and anti-Phlebotomus perniciosus saliva antibodies in Ibizan hounds and dogs of other breeds in Mallorca, Spain

Test pair

Percent agreement

McNemar’s exact test

P-value

κ ± SE

κ interpretationa

SGH ELISA vs rSP03B ELISA

75.76%

0.0007***

0.3846 ± 0.0840

Fair

SGH ELISA vs rSP03B RT

81.06%

0.8450

0.3736 ± 0.1014

Fair

rSP03B ELISA vs rSP03B RT

73.48%

0.0012**

0.3312 ± 0.0855

Fair

  1. aThe interpretation for each κ value is shown in the final column according to the following scale: ≤ 0, no agreement; 0.01–0.20, none to slight; 0.21–0.40, fair; 0.41– 0.60, moderate; 0.61–0.80, substantial; and 0.81–1.00, almost perfect agreement
  2. **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001
  3. Abbreviations: ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; κ, Cohen’s kappa value; RT, rapid test; SE, standard error; SGH, salivary gland homogenate