Research Article

Development and Validation of a Multiparametric Semiquantitative Scoring System for the Histopathological Assessment of Ischaemia Severity in Skeletal Muscle

Table 3

Kendall’s W analysis reflecting intrarater reliability assessment of histopathological features by one appraiser after a 4-month washout period.

Histopathological parameters% agreement (95% CI)Kendall’s WP value

Inflammation82.7 (71.9, 90.8)0.978≤0.001
Fibrosis85.7 (75.3, 92.9)0.977≤0.001
Necrosis90.0 (80.5, 95.9)0.951≤0.001
Degeneration/regeneration77.1 (65.5, 86.3)0.943≤0.001
Adipocyte infiltration88.6 (78.7, 94.9)0.977≤0.001

CI: confidence interval; W: Kendall’s coefficient of concordance.