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Table 4 Sensitivity, specificity and odds ratios (OR) of the screening questionnaire for knee or hip osteoarthritis by gender and age

From: Validation of a screening questionnaire for hip and knee osteoarthritis in old people

  

Sensitivity,% (95% CI)

Specificity,% (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Hip

Total

87.37% (85.03, 89.71)

59.76% (56.11, 63.41)

10.27 (7.43, 14.19)

Men:

< 70

86.11% (78.12, 94.10)

67.65% (61.71, 73.59)

12.96 (6.30, 26.66)

 

70–79

83.02% (72.91, 93.13)

62.86% (54.86, 70.86)

8.27 (3.74, 18.32)

 

≥ 80

75.00% (50.50, 99.50)

73.33% (50.95, 95.71)

8.25 (1.45, 46.86)

Women:

< 70

89.68% (84.37, 94.99)

54.46% (49.60, 59.32)

10.39 (5.67, 19.06)

 

70–79

90.82% (85.10, 96.54)

57.26% (50.92, 63.60)

13.29 (6.37, 27.58)

 

≥ 80

81.48% (66.83, 96.13)

64.44% (50.45, 78.43)

7.98 (2.54, 25.11)

Knee

Total

94.54% (93.21, 95.87)

43.20% (38.00, 48.40)

13.17 (9.29, 18.65)

Men:

< 70

95.83% (92.25, 99.41)

42.11% (35.09, 49.13)

16.73 (6.53, 42.85)

 

70–79

95.24% (91.17, 99.31)

45.45% (35.05, 55.85)

16.67 (6.18, 44.91)

 

≥ 80

93.33% (80.70, 100)*

16.67% (0, 37.76)*

2.80 (0.22, 35.29)

Women:

< 70

92.51% (89.35, 95.67)

45.63% (39.61, 51.65)

10.36 (6.18, 44.91)

 

70–79

96.43% (93.83, 99.03)

40.44% (32.19, 48.69)

18.33 (8.01, 41.98)

 

≥ 80

93.75% (86.90, 100)*

45.83% (25.90, 65.76)

12.69 (3.07, 52.40)

  1. 95% CI = 95% confidence interval. *Lower and upper limits have been set up to 0 and 100 when they were negative or greater than 100, respectively.