Table 1

Intra-rater and inter-rater reliability for face measures of Australian Aboriginal children using the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Facial Photographic Analysis Software (weighted kappa (95% CI); n=30)

FeatureIntra-rater reliabilityInter-rater reliability
A1A2
Philtrum rank0.695 (0.495 to 0.895)0.724 (0.449 to 1.0)0.690 (0.521 to 0.859)
Lip rank1.0 (1.0 to 1.0)0.958 (0.881 to 1.0)0.886 (0.769 to 1.0)
PFL ABC-score0.841 (0.629 to 1.0)1.0 (1.0 to 1.0)0.636 (0.327 to 0.945)
  • For all analyses, p<0.05.

  • A1, assessor 1; A2, assessor 2; PFL, palpebral fissure length (ABC-scores: A >-1 SD; B >-2 and ≤−1 SD; C ≤−2 SD).