Table 5.
Test characteristics for best Tinnitus Questionnaire cutoff point for the minimally better group
| TQ | N minimally better group | ROC MCID Estimate | Area under ROC Curve (95% CI) |
Sensitivity (95% CI) |
Specificity (95% CI) |
Positive likelihood ratio (95% CI) | Negative likelihood ratio (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0-84 |
158 |
−5 |
0.79 (0.78-0.81) |
71.43 (63.4/78.6) |
73.10 (67.9/77.9) |
2.66 (2.4/3.0) |
0.39 (0.3/0.5) |
| 0-30 |
54 |
−2 |
0.65 (0.61-0.68) |
66.67 (52.5/78.9) |
59.46 (49.7/68.7) |
1.64 (1.3/2.1) |
0.56 (0.4/0.9) |
| 31-46 |
46 |
−3 |
0.74 (0.70-0.78) |
80.43 (66.1/90.6) |
60.17 (50.7/69.1) |
2.02 (1.6/2.5) |
0.33 (0.2/0.6) |
| 47-59 |
42 |
−5 |
0.75 (0.71-0.79) |
71.43 (55.4/84.3) |
64.06 (51.1/75.7) |
1.99 (1.5/2.6) |
0.45 (0.2/0.8) |
| 60-84 | 16 | −12 | 0.80 (0.76-0.84) | 62.50 (35.4/84.8) | 89.06 (78.8/95.5) | 5.71 (3.9/8.4) | 0.42 (0.2/1.1) |