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. 2014 Dec 4;15:408. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-15-408

Table 8.

Discriminative validity of clinical and performance tests

Variable (n = 42) N Mean cases Mean controls Mean diff. SE (95% CI) p-value
CCFT 42 23.23 24.95 1.71 0.74 (0.22; 3.21) 0.03
ROM Flexion 42 38.05 50.45 12.40 3.51 (19.50; 5.31) <0.01
Extension 42 44.31 65.81 21.5 3.58 (28.74; 14.26) <0.01
Left rotation 42 65.36 76.31 10.95 -- -- 0.01
Right rotation 42 66.90 77.86 10.95 -- -- <0.01
Left lateral flexion 42 30.29 39.33 9.05 1.84 (12.77; 5.32) <0.01
Right lateral flexion 42 31.02 40.83 9.81 1.93 (13.72; 5.90) <0.01
JPE Flexion 42 5.38 6.33 -0.94 -- -- 0.34
Extension 42 5.83 5.70 0.13 -- -- 0.70
Left rotation 42 6.43 4.35 2.08 -- -- 0.08
Right rotation 42 5.87 4.60 1.28 -- -- 0.21
DCE 42 49.42 78.63 29.21 -- -- 0.06
SWAY Romberg EO (CEA) 42 5.13 5.52 -0.39 1.16 (-2.73; 1.95) 0.74
Romberg EO (A/P) 42 2.60 2.70 -0.10 0.28 (-0.67; 0.47) 0.72
Romberg EO (M/L) 42 2.51 2.56 -0.05 0.22 (-0.50; 0.40) 0.82
Romberg EO (COP) 42 4.54 4.93 -0.39 0.42 (-1.27; 0.484 0.36
Romberg EC (CEA) 42 9.11 6.78 2.32 1.19 (-0.70; 4.73) 0.06
Romberg EC (A/P) 42 3.44 2.98 0.46 0.27 (-0.09; 0.99) 0.10
Romberg EC (M/L) 42 3.69 3.33 0.36 0.28 (-0.20; 0.92) 0.20
Romberg EC (COP) 42 7.56 6.93 0.63 0.82 (-1.07; 2.33) 0.45
SLS (CEA) 34 10.33 8.74 1.58 1.42 (1.30; 4.47) 0.27
SLS (A/P) 34 4.47 3.81 0.66 0.35 (-0.07; 1.38) 0.07
SLS (M/L) 34 3.38 3.18 0.21 0.24 (-0.28; 0.69) 0.40
SLS (COP) 34 11.81 12.72 -0.91 1.46 (-3.99; 2.18) 0.54
PPT Tibialis Anterior 42 3.65 4.42 0.77 -- -- 0.07
C3-C4 42 1.84 2.69 0.85 -- -- 0.03
Infraspinatus 42 2.42 3.61 1.20 -- -- 0.02
GS Pearson chi2 = 21.62, p = <0.01
SPNT Pearson chi2 = 13.13, p = <0.01

Mean and mean differences (mean diff), Standard Error (SE) and 95% Confidence Interval (95% CI).

Romberg eyes open (Romberg EO), Romberg Eyes closed (Romberg EC), Single Leg Stance (SLS), Confidence Ellipse Areal (CEA), Centre of Pressure path length (COP), Anterior/Posterior displacement (A/P), Medial Lateral displacement (M/L).