Low agreement between cardiologists diagnosing left ventricular hypertrophy in children with end-stage renal disease

Table 5 Prevalence of LVH according to different definitions and different observers

Observer	LVH_WT^ (%)	LVH_MI ^#(%)	Kappa between LVH_WTand LVH_MI
Observer	n=92	n=92	Kappa between LVH_WTand LVH_MI
Original analyst*	28 (30%)	22 (24%)	0.62
1	20 (22%)	23 (25%)	0.46
2	2 (2%)	7 (8%)	0.42
3	27 (29%)	22 (24%)	0.42

*The treating cardiologist who made the echocardiogram, LVH left ventricular hypertrophy, ^LVH_WT was defined as a Z-score of IVSd and/or LVPWd > + 2 (according to normal values of healthy Dutch children), ^#LVH_MI was defined as LV mass index >103 g/m² for boys and >84 g/m² for girls.

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