Ā | Sensitivity (95% CIa) | Specificity (95% CI) | Positive predictive value (95% CI) | Negative predictive value (95% CI) | % of total sample referred |
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Use of only clinical characteristics (total of 4b): | |||||
- Patients with 3 out of 4 clinical characteristics | 68% (55ā80) | 60% (55ā65) | 21% (15ā27) | 93% (88ā96) | 43% (186/429) |
- Patients with all 4 clinical characteristics | 32% (20ā45) | 89% (85ā92) | 30% (19ā44) | 89% (86ā92) | 14% (59/429) |
Use of clinical characteristics combined with STarT Back prognostic risk score (medium, high)c | |||||
- patients at āhighā risk on STarT Back, with 3 or more clinical characteristics | 51% (37ā64) | 73% (68ā78) | 22% (16ā31) | 91% (87ā94) | 30% (129/429) |
OR | |||||
- patients at āmediumā risk on STarT Back, with all 4 clinical characteristics | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |