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. 2016 Jul 13;9:23. doi: 10.1186/s13047-016-0150-9

Table 2.

Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, area under ROC curve of predictor variables associated with the presence of foot pain on most days in the last month

Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) Positive predictive value (%) Area under ROC curve (%, 95 % CI)
Sex 59.28 49.80 35.67 54.54 (52.47–56.61)
Age 65 and over 29.25 77.14 37.36 53.19 (51.31–55.08)
Current smoker 16.42 83.97 32.46 50.19 (48.60–51.79)
Depressive symptoms 18.69 92.18 52.38 55.44 (53.91–56.96)
Intermediate to high alcohol risk 6.26 94.44 34.85 50.35 (49.31–51.40)
Not physically active 31.40 72.90 35.57 52.15 (50.08–54.22)
BMI obese 39.36 74.41 41.82 56.88 (54.83–58.94)
Diabetes 10.74 92.10 38.94 51.42 (50.13–52.71)
Arthritis 41.05 79.07 47.58 60.06 (58.06–62.06)
Foot pain 35.16 91.70 66.18 63.43 (61.61–65.24)
Heel pain 7.63 98.06 64.77 52.85 (51.84–53.86)
Ball pain 10.17 98.00 70.37 54.09 (52.95–55.23)
Arch pain 9.24 98.00 68.32 53.62 (52.52–54.71)
Nail pain 0.67 99.75 55.56 50.21 (49.89–50.53)
Toe pain 12.72 97.25 68.35 54.98 (53.72–56.25)
Forefoot pain 15.53 96.38 66.67 55.95 (54.57–57.33)
Hindfoot pain 9.50 97.25 61.74 53.38 (52.25–54.50)
Podiatry use 18.26 91.71 50.54 54.99 (53.47–56.50)
Hip pain/stiffness 18.72 91.86 51.47 55.29 (53.74–56.84)
Back pain/stiffness 48.76 68.39 41.56 58.58 (56.48–60.67)
Hand pain/stiffness 25.88 88.13 50.12 57.00 (55.27–58.74)
Shoulder pain/stiffness 35.16 80.23 45.06 57.70 (55.75–59.64)
Knee pain/stiffness 25.76 86.99 47.56 56.38 (54.62–58.13)