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Table 3 Accuracy values of the battery including the sFDT (set at four different thresholds), Phalen’s, and Tinel’s tests for each of the cut-off values. Legend: SENS = sensitivity; SPEC = specificity; LR + = positive likelihood ratio; LR- = negative likelihood ratio; CI = confidence interval

From: Relationship between nerve conduction studies and the Functional Dexterity Test in workers with carpal tunnel syndrome

 

SENS (± CI95%)

SPEC (± CI95%)

LR+ (± CI95%)

LR- (± CI95%)

FDT score > 97.5th percentile

0.18 (0.12–0.25)

0.98 (0.87–1.00)

11.74 (0.73–187.76)

0.84 (0.77–0.91)

FDT score > 84th percentile

0.45 (0.37–0.53)

0.97 (0.83–0.99)

14.49 (2,09 - 100,53)

0,56 (0,48 - 0,66)

FDT score > 50th percentile

0.63 (0.55–0.70)

0.91 (0.76–0.97)

6.70 (2.27–19.82)

0.41 (0.32–0.52)

FDT score ≤ 50th percentile

0.77 (0.70–0.83)

0.91 (0.76–0.97)

8.22 (2.79–24.21)

0.25 (0.19–0.35)