Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure estimates determined by the TBQ (expertise, algorithm) compared with the REFERENCE expertise
| A | B | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REFERENCE expertise | REFERENCE expertise | |||||||||||
| PAH exposure | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | ||
| TBQ expertise | TBQ algorithm | |||||||||||
| 0 | 372 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 425 | 0 | 376 | 50 | 8 | 5 | 439 | |
| 1 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 34 | |
| 2 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 26 | |
| Total | 396 | 71 | 23 | 8 | 498 | Total | 398 | 73 | 23 | 8 | 502 | |
| E/NE groups* | ||||||||||||
| Sensitivity | 48.0 | 39.4 | ||||||||||
| Specificity | 93.9 | 94.7 | ||||||||||
| % agreement | 84.5 | 83.2 | ||||||||||
| κ | 0.47 | (0.37 to 0.57) | 0.40 | (0.30 to 0.50) | ||||||||
| Exposure levels† | ||||||||||||
| % agreement | 78.5 | 78.9 | ||||||||||
| κ | 0.30 | (0.29 to 0.32) | 0.29 | (0.19 to 0.32) | ||||||||
| w-κ‡ | 0.43 | (0.38 to 0.51) | 0.36 | (0.31 to 0.46) | ||||||||
*Exposed/non-exposed groups: level 0 vs level 1–3.
†Levels 0, 1, 2, 3.
‡Weighted Cohen's κ.
Bold: number of job-periods with the same level between the two methods.
PAH, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; TBQ, task-based questionnaire.