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Interexaminer agreement dental caries epidemiological surveys: the importance of disease prevalence in the sample.
Tonello, Aline Sampieri; Silva, Renato Pereira da; Assaf, Andréa Videira; Ambrosano, Gláucia Maria Bovi; Peres, Silvia Helena de Carvalho Salles; Pereira, Antonio Carlos; Meneghim, Marcelo de Castro.
Afiliação
  • Tonello AS; Department of Public Health, Universidade Federal do Maranhão - São Luís (MA), Brazil.
  • Silva RP; Department of Nutrition and Health, Universidade Federal de Viçosa - Viçosa (MG), Brazil.
  • Assaf AV; Nova Friburgo Dental School, Universidade Federal Fluminense - Nova Friburgo (RJ), Brazil.
  • Ambrosano GM; Department of Community Dentistry, Piracicaba Dental School, Universidade de Campinas - Piracicaba (SP), Brazil.
  • Peres SH; Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health, Universidade de São Paulo - Bauru (SP), Brazil.
  • Pereira AC; Department of Community Dentistry, Piracicaba Dental School, Universidade de Campinas - Piracicaba (SP), Brazil.
  • Meneghim Mde C; Department of Community Dentistry, Piracicaba Dental School, Universidade de Campinas - Piracicaba (SP), Brazil.
Rev Bras Epidemiol ; 19(2): 272-9, 2016.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27532751
OBJECTIVE: To identify desirable characteristics, including different sample sizes and dental caries prevalences, in virtual samples that allow, at the same time, higher values of general agreement percentage (GPA) and Kappa coefficient (κ), under a low confidence interval (CI), in reproducibility studies. METHOD: A total of 384 statistical simulations of inter-examiner calibration, varying sample size (12, 15, 20, 60, 200 and 500 individuals), caries prevalence (30, 50, 60 and 90%) and percentages of positive (PA) and negative (NA) agreement (30, 50, 60 and 90%) were undertaken. GPA and κ were used to measure reproducibility and define deviation between them. RESULTS: The sample of 60 individuals, under caries prevalence of 50%, PA and NA of 90%, presented a GPA and Kappa values of 90 and 80%, respectively, a relative small confidence interval (95%CI 0.65 - 0.95) and a GPA/Kappa deviation of 10.00. CONCLUSION: A virtual sample of 60 individuals, under caries prevalence of 50%, seems feasible to produce a satisfactory interexaminer agreement at epidemiological conditions. However, epidemiological studies to corroborate or refute this assertion are necessary.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Inquéritos de Saúde Bucal / Cárie Dentária Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Rev Bras Epidemiol Assunto da revista: EPIDEMIOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Brasil
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Inquéritos de Saúde Bucal / Cárie Dentária Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Rev Bras Epidemiol Assunto da revista: EPIDEMIOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Brasil