TableĀ 2

Gold standard consultation record sets

Blind agreement by GP clinical experts*
Gold standardRecords includedRespiratory consultations identifiedAgreement if consultation is respiratory or not respiratoryComplete agreement for all respiratory classifications included in consultations
Training set (set 1)1200529 (0.44; 0.40 to 0.48)1139 (0.95; 0.93 to 0.97)1037 (0.86; 0.84 to 0.89)
Test set (set 2)1200556 (0.46; 0.42 to 0.51)1146 (0.96; 0.94 to 0.97)1060 (0.88; 0.85 to 0.91)
Validation set (set 3)1200553 (0.46; 0.42 to 0.51)1151 (0.96; 0.94to 0.98)1046 (0.87; 0.84 to 0.90)
  • Data are n (proportion; 95% CI).

  • *Consensus was reached for all records with discordant classifications following initial independent coding.

  • GP, general practitioner.