Table 6 Diagnostic method assessment based on ATI measurements concerning detection of scoliosis regarding location. CI stands for a confidence interval
ATI 7° criterion | ATI 5° criterion | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sensitivity [%] | Specificity [%] | PPV [%] | NPV [%] | Sensitivity [%] | Specificity [%] | PPV [%] | NPV [%] | |
Th – thoracic region | ||||||||
Value | 50.00 | 100.00 | 100.0 | 6.52 | 80.23 | 66.67 | 98.57 | 10.52 |
95% CI | 39.18–60.98 | 29.24–100.00 | 91.78–100.0 | 1.37–17.90 | 70.25–88.04 | 9.43–99.16 | 92.30–99.96 | 1.30–33.14 |
Th-L – thoracolumbar region | ||||||||
Value | 33.33 | 77.78 | 92.59 | 12.28 | 78.67 | 11.11 | 88.06 | 5.88 |
95% CI | 22.86–45.17 | 39.88–97.19 | 75.71–99.09 | 5.08–23.67 | 67.68–87.29 | 0.28–48.25 | 77.82–94.70 | 0.15–28.69 |
L – lumbar region | ||||||||
Value | 29.62 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 2.56 | 77.78 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 7.69 |
95% CI | 17.98–43.61 | 2.50–100.00 | 79.41–100.00 | 0.06–13.48 | 64.40–87.96 | 2.5–100.00 | 91.59–100.00 | 0.19–36.03 |