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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Gait Posture. 2016 Jun 18;49:67–72. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2016.06.024

Table 3.

Clinical utility indices for modified HS-SOT test conditions for distinguishing between those with complaints of vertigo, lightheadedness, and instability as compared to age-matched controls.

Condition Sensitivity Specificity False Negative Rate
(100−sensitivity)
False
Positive Rate
(100−specificity)
Positive Likelihood Ratio Negative Likelihood Ratio AUC Cut-point*
SOT2a 80 40 20 60 1.33 0.50 0.62 ≤91.2
HS 2 60°/sb 60 47 40 53 1.13 0.85 0.65 ≤92.17
HS 2 120°/sc 58 33 42 67 0.87 1.27 0.56 ≤91.42
SOT5d 67 67 33 33 2.03 0.49 0.75 ≤66.34
HS 5 15°/se 85 73 15 27 3.15 0.21 0.89 ≤62.67
HS 5 60°/sf 80 67 20 33 2.42 0.30 0.85 ≤61.12
Slopeg 73 67 27 33 2.21 0.40 0.80 ≤−7.31
*

Cut-point value represents equilibrium score discriminating between patients with complaints of vertigo, instability and/or lightheadedness and healthy age-matched controls.

a

Sensory Organization Test (SOT) Conditions 2.

b

Head-shake posturography SOT condition 2 with horizontal head movements at 60°/s.

c

Head-shake posturography SOT condition 2 with horizontal head movements at 120°/s.

d

Sensory Organization Test (SOT) Condition 5.

e

Head-shake posturography SOT condition 5 with horizontal head movements at 15°/s.

f

Head-shake posturography SOT condition 2 with horizontal head movements at 60°/s.

g

Slope of linear regression best fit line between condition task difficulty (a–f) equilibrium scores.