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Table 2 Correlation of ODI scores and individual item scores between two translators (scores above 0.5 are considered good agreement)

From: Difficulties in using Oswestry Disability Index in Indian patients and validity and reliability of translator-assisted Oswestry Disability Index

Scores

Kendall’s tau

Spearman’s coefficient

Total ODI

0.586

0.741

Question no. 1

0.46

0.52

Question no. 2

0.275

0.297

Question no. 3

0.43

0.51

Question no.4

0.5

0.58

Question no. 5

0.59

0.65

Question no. 6

0.73

0.81

Question no. 7

0.49

0.54

Question no. 9

0.48

0.56

Question no. 10

0.50

0.60

  1. Italicized data is for total ODI score while the rest are individual ODI components