Table 3 Inter-observer agreement indicated by the median (range) value of the kappa coefficient
From: Intra- and inter-observer analysis in the morphological assessment of early-stage embryos
Parameters | Median kappa coefficient (range) |
|---|---|
Parameters day 1 | Â |
Position of the pronuclei | 0.48 (0.14-0.73) |
Size of the pronuclei | 0.29 (0.07-0.66) |
Cytoplasmic halo | 0.31 (0.08-0.66) |
Parameters day 2 | Â |
Number of blastomeres | 0.88 (0.77-0.94) |
Degree of fragmentation | 0.52 (0.37-0.69) |
Size of blastomeres | 0.54 (0.34-0.71) |
Pattern of fragmentation | 0.49 (0.34-0.76) |
Size of fragments | 0.52 (0.30-0.83) |
Multinucleation | 0.51 (0.13-0.71) |
Orientation of the cleavage axes | 0.79 (0.62-0.93) |
Parameters day 3 | Â |
Number of blastomeres | 0.84 (0.70-0.94) |
Degree of fragmentation | 0.56 (0.21-0.74) |
Size of blastomeres | 0.50 (0.29-0.63) |
Pattern of fragmentation | 0.48 (0.33-0.69) |
Size of fragments | 0.51 (0.36-0.69) |