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Table 4 Sensitivity, specificity, and likelihood ratio for anthropometric indicators used to detect vertebral deformities.

From: Use of anthropometric indicators in screening for undiagnosed vertebral fractures: A cross-sectional analysis of the Fukui Osteoporosis Cohort (FOC) study

 

Sensitivity

95% CI

Specificity

95% CI

LR

95% CI

AHD positive1

0.85

(0.69, 1.01)

0.52

(0.42, 0.62)

1.77

(1.71, 1.85)

WOD positive2

0.70

(0.50, 0.90)

0.67

(0.57, 0.76)

2.10

(1.93, 2.28)

RPD positive3

0.67

(0.47, 0.87)

0.59

(0.50, 0.69)

1.60

(1.47, 1.74)

  1. LR: Likelihood ratio for a positive result, 95% CI: 95% confidence interval
  2. AHD: Arm span-height difference, WOD: Wall-occiput distance
  3. RPD: Rib-pelvis distance
  4. 1AHD positive: ≥ 4.0 cm
  5. 2WOD positive: ≥ 5 mm
  6. 3RPD positive: ≤ 2 fingerbreadths
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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