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. 2014 Jan-Feb;49(1):15–23. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-48.6.09

Table 2.

Diagnostic Values


Dependent Measure

Category

Area Under the Curve

Asymptotic Significance

Cutoff Score

Sensitivity

1–Specificity

Likelihood Ratio

Odds Ratio

95% Confidence Interval

Fisher Exact Test P Value

Youden Index

Positive

Negative
Balance Error Scoring System
 Total Static 0.62 0.126 14 0.47 0.12 4.00 0.60 6.67 1.15, 38.60 .03a 35.29
 Single-limb stance on firm surface Static 0.66 0.12 3 0.53 0.18 3.00 0.57 5.25 1.09, 25.21 .04a 47.06
 Tandem stance on firm surface Static 0.55 0.62 1 0.65 0.53 1.22 0.75 1.63 0.41, 6.46 .36 11.80
 Tandem stance on foam surface Static 0.60 0.32 5 0.29 0.06 4.98 0.75 6.67 0.69, 64.77 .09 23.50
Time-in-balance test Static 0.73 0.010a 25.89 0.82 0.35 2.33 0.27 8.56 1.74, 42.17 .006a 47.06
Foot-lift test Static 0.76 0.005a 5 0.76 0.53 1.44 0.50 11.20 2.20, 56.93 .002a 52.94
Center of pressure
 Area 95% confidence ellipse Force plate 0.56 0.57 3.05 0.82 0.53 1.56 0.37 4.15 0.86, 19.92 .07 29.50
 Rectangular area Force plate 0.56 0.28 15.39 0.94 0.06 1.23 0.27 4.92 0.49, 49.61 .17 17.28
 Resultant velocity Force plate 0.72 0.015a 1.56 0.76 0.35 2.17 0.36 5.96 1.33, 26.66 .02a 41.18
 Anterior-posterior velocity mean Force plate 0.65 0.14 1.41 0.88 0.59 1.50 0.29 5.25 0.90, 30.62 .06 35.30
 Medial-lateral velocity mean Force plate 0.55 0.62 1.86 0.53 0.35 1.50 0.73 2.06 0.52, 8.17 .25 17.60
 Anterior-posterior excursion mean Force plate 0.54 0.67 0.34 0.88 0.59 1.50 0.29 3.27 0.67, 15.82 .13 29.40
 Medial-lateral excursion mean Force plate 0.56 0.52 0.30 0.82 0.59 1.40 0.13 2.38 0.52, 9.99 .23 23.60
 Anterior-posterior standard deviation Force plate 0.53 0.77 0.42 0.88 0.65 1.36 0.33 4.09 0.69, 24.24 .11 29.40
 Medial-lateral standard deviation Force plate 0.54 0.69 0.33 0.94 0.77 1.23 0.23 3.43 0.32, 36.83 .30 17.60
Time to boundary
 Anterior-posterior mean of minimum Force plate 0.67 0.10 7.10 0.83 0.53 1.56 0.38 4.15 0.86, 19.92 .07 29.50
 Medial-lateral mean of minimum Force plate 0.58 0.42 2.48 0.82 0.71 1.17 0.60 1.94 0.38, 9.88 .34 11.80
 Anterior-posterior absolute minimum Force plate 0.47 0.77 1.53 0.94 0.82 1.14 0.34 3.42 0.32, 36.83 .30 11.70
 Medial-lateral absolute minimum Force plate 0.52 0.88 0.57 0.88 0.77 1.15 0.50 2.30 0.36, 14.72 .33 11.70
 Anterior-posterior standard deviation Force plate 0.69 0.05a 3.78 0.71 0.29 2.40 0.42 5.77 1.32, 25.19 .02a 41.20
 Medial-lateral standard deviation Force plate 0.71 0.03a 1.56 0.65 0.18 3.68 0.43 8.56 1.74, 42.17 .007a 47.10
Star Excursion Balance Test
 Anteromedial reach direction Functional 0.65 0.07 0.86 0.76 0.47 1.63 0.44 3.66 0.84, 15.91 .08 29.41
 Medial reach direction Functional 0.65 0.07 0.91 0.59 0.29 2.00 0.58 3.43 0.83, 14.21 .08 29.41
 Posteromedial reach direction Functional 0.71 0.02a 0.91 0.65 0.29 2.20 0.5 4.4 1.04, 18.60 .04a 35.29
Side-hop test Functional 0.70 0.02a 12.88 0.65 0.18 3.67 0.43 8.56 1.74, 42.17 .006a 47.06
Figure-of-8 hop test Functional 0.66 0.06 17.36 0.47 0.12 4.00 0.60 6.67 1.15, 38.60 .03a 35.29
a 

Statistically significant at ≤ .05.