The level of recognition of physical symptoms in patients with a major depression episode in the outpatient psychiatric practice in Puerto Rico: An observational study

Table 2 Relationship between the treating psychiatrists and the patients reports of painless somatic symptoms

SSI Symptom	Kappa Coefficient*	N	Sensitivity (%)†	False negative (%)†
Nausea/Vomiting	0.1159	131	12.70	87
Constipation	0.0594	128	6.85	93
Dizziness	0.0521	133	10.75	89
Muscle twitches	0.0512	133	18.81	81
Breathlessness	0.0418	133	6.58	93
Fatigue	0.0261	133	9.48	90
Weakness	0.0225	133	4.85	95
Palpitations	0.0201	131	6.33	93
Lump in throat	0.0151	133	NA	100
Walk balance difficulty	0.0105	135	1.27	98
Head/nose fullness	0.0085	133	1.92	98
Body Numbness	0.0042	134	3.19	96
Other Symptoms	0.0000	132	NA	NA

*Kappa Coefficient: <0.75 = high degree of agreement beyond chance; 0.40 to 0.75 = fair agreement beyond chance; <0.40 = low degree of agreement. †For major explanation regarding sensitivity and false negative items please refer to the principal text.
NA = Non applicable.

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