Table 1 Kappa values for calculating agreement between COX-I PCR and CSP ELISA for 9–15 dpi
Body part | CSP ELISA | k value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
COX-I PCR | |||||
Head and thorax | Positive | Negative | Total | k = 0.312 (k* = 0.299) | |
Positive | 84 | 101 | 185 | ||
Negative | 5 | 78 | 83 | ||
Total | 89 | 179 | 268 | ||
Abdomen | Positive | Negative | Total | k* = 0.304 | |
Positive | 79 | 97 | 176 | ||
Negative | 6 | 83 | 89 | ||
Total | 85 | 180 | 265 | ||
Head and thorax + abdomen | Positive | Negative | Total | k* = 0.302 | |
Positive | 163 (84 + 79) | 198 (84 + 79) | 361 | ||
Negative | 11 (5 + 6) | 161 (78 + 83) | 172 | ||
Total | 174 | 359 | 533 | ||