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. 2013 Feb 22;3(2):e002431. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002431

Table 3.

Sensitivity, specificity and positive likelihood ratio for predicting suboptimal neuromotor status at 2 years

Items Validation group (n=1645) Sensitivity (95% CI) Specificity (95% CI) Positive likelihood ratio (95% CI)
Neurosensory function and spontaneous activity during assessment
 Spontaneous motor activity 19 0.05 (0.02 to 0.09) 0.99 (0.99 to 0.99) 6.11 (2.50 to 14.98)
 Response to voice 43 0.07 (0.04 to 0.12) 0.98 (0.98 to 0.98) 3.64 (1.94 to 6.85)
 Visual fixing and tracking 179 0.18 (0.13 to 0.24) 0.90 (0.88 to 0.91) 1.76 (1.24 to 2.50)
 Social interaction 48 0.08 (0.05 to 0.13) 0.98 (0.97 to 0.98) 3.46 (1.90 to 6.31)
 Excitability 28 0.05 (0.03 to 0.09) 0.99 (0.99 to 0.99) 3.98 (1.83 to 8.66)
Passive tone
 Upper limbs recoil 78 0.08 (0.05 to 0.13) 0.96 (0.95 to 0.97) 1.84 (1.05 to 3.21)
 Lower limbs recoil 55 0.06 (0.03 to 0.10) 0.97 (0.96 to 0.98) 1.87 (0.96 to 3.64)
 Comparison of curvatures 42 0.09 (0.06 to 0.14) 0.98 (0.98 to 0.99) 5.17 (2.83 to 9.45)
Active tone
 Pull to sit manoeuvre 187 0.18 (0.13 to 0.24) 0.89 (0.88 to 0.91) 1.67 (1.17 to 2.37)
 Righting reaction 51 0.06 (0.03 to 0.10) 0.97 (0.97 to 0.98) 2.05 (1.05 to 4.02)
Others
 Adaptedness during assessment 132 0.19 (0.05 to 0.14) 0.97 (0.97 to 0.98) 7.32 (1.05 to 4.02)
 Non-nutritive sucking/feeding autonomy 54 0.09 (0.05 to 0.14) 0.97 (0.96 to 0.98) 3.23 (1.81 to 5.73)
 Head circumference 167 0.19 (0.14 to 0.26) 0.91 (0.89 to 0.92) 2.15 (1.52 to 3.02)
Items combination
 One item or more 615 0.55 (0.47 to 0.62) 0.65 (0.62 to 0.67) 1.55 (1.33 to 1.81)
 Three items or more 108 0.19 (0.14 to 0.25) 0.95 (0.94 to 0.96) 3.70 (2.53 to 5.40)