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Table 4 Minimum Clinically Important Difference, Sensitivity and Specificity, Likelihood ratios and predictive values

From: Responsiveness of clinical tests for people with neck pain

Variable

MCID

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

LR+

LR-

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

CCFT (mm Hg)

2.00

50.0

54.2

1.1

0.9

15.6

86.5

CE (s)

73.0

30.0

85.5

2.1

0.9

26.1

87.7

Flexion (°)

6.0

40.0

74.6

1.6

08

21.1

88

Extension (°)

4.0

55.0

61

1.4

0.7

19.3

88.9

Rotation Right (°)

10.0

40.0

79.5

2.0

0.8

25.0

88.6

Rotation Left (°)

5.0

60.0

55.9

1.4

0.7

18.8

89.2

Lateral Flexion Right (°)

3.0

35.0

63.6

1.0

1.0

14

85.2

Lateral Flexion Left (°)

5.0

20.0

75.6

0.8

1.1

12.1

84.9

PPT Tibialis Anterior Right (Kg/f)

0.83

25.0

84.3

1.6

0.9

21.7

86.6

PPT Tibialis Anterior Left (Kg/f)

0.9

30.0

81.4

1.61

0.86

21.4

87.4

PPT C5 Right (Kg/f)

0.07

45.0

53.5

0.96

1.03

14.5

84.7

PPT C5 Left

(Kg/f)

0.48

45.0

78.3

2.07

0.70

25.5

89.1

  1. CCFT Craniocervical Flexion Test, CE Cervical extensors, PPT Pressure Pain Threshold, MCID Minimum Clinically Important Difference, LR+ Positive Likelihood Ratio, LR- Negative Likelihood Ratio, PPV Positive Predictive Value, NPV Negative Predictive Value