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. 2005 Jun 4;15(6):780–793. doi: 10.1007/s00586-004-0863-5

Table 12.

Outcome after 1 year, men with LBP and NP. The Sensitivity (Sens), Specificity (Spec), true positive (TP) and true negative (TN) values for the different scales. Scale: 1 EQ-5D; 2 EuroQol thermometer; 3 HADL; 4 SF-36VI; 5 SF-36MH; 6 SF-36SF; 7 SF-36GH; 8 Zung; 9 Von Korff’s pain and 10 Von Korff’s score

Men
LPB NP
Scale Sens Scale Spec Scale TP Scale TN Scale Sens Scale Spec Scale TP Scale TN
4 0.77 6 0.81 4 0.15 6 0.64 4 0.80 6 0.86 4 0.22 6 0.63
1 0.76 5 0.76 1 0.14 5 0.61 2 0.73 3 0.75 2 0.21 3 0.55
3 0.69 8 0.69 3 0.13 8 0.55 8 0.66 2 0.68 8 0.18 2 0.49
2 0.62 9 0.64 2 0.12 9 0.51 1 0.63 1 0.67 1 0.17 1 0.49
9 0.52 2 0.62 9 0.10 2 0.49 5 0.53 5 0.61 5 0.15 5 0.44
8 0.51 3 0.60 8 0.10 3 0.48 3 0.50 8 0.57 3 0.13 8 0.42
5 0.35 1 0.56 5 0.07 1 0.46 6 0.24 4 0.41 6 0.07 4 0.30
6 0.29 4 0.48 6 0.06 4 0.38