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. 2016 Aug 9;26(1):161–170. doi: 10.1007/s11136-016-1373-8

Table 4.

Minimal important change (MIC) and its corresponding sensitivity and specificity for sample I and II

Sample I Sample II
MIC Sensitivity Specificity MIC Sensitivity Specificity
ProFitMap-neck
 Symptom-intensity index 9.9 0.71 0.78 6.6 0.76 0.87
 Symptom-frequency index 13.6 0.64 0.83 11.0 0.72 0.85
 Function index 11.2 0.71 0.75 7.3 0.80 0.66
 Total score 9.6 0.76 0.75 7.1 0.80 0.79
NDI 6.3 0.62 0.75 5.2 0.82 0.75

Sensitivity was defined as the rate of correctly classifying improved participants, and specificity as the rate of correctly classifying not or little changed participants. Minimal important change was determined as the change score that showed the highest combination of sensitivity and specificity

NDI Neck Disability Index