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. 2019 Nov 25;9(11):e032340. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032340

Table 2.

Diagnostic criteria for the 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 11-item solutions for the two-class categorisation

Items, n AUC Sensitivity Specificity Youden LR+ LR− Effect size Cut-off > Test items
2 0.72 0.60 0.80 0.40 3.00 0.50 0.97 1 2, 9
4 0.80 0.65 0.83 0.48 3.82 0.42 1.23 2 2, 4, 9, 10
6 0.83 0.60 0.89 0.49 5.45 0.45 1.40 3 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10
8 0.85 0.90 0.63 0.53 2.43 0.16 1.45 3 2, 4, 5, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10
10 0.85 0.75 0.82 0.57 3.40 0.20 1.45 3 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
11 0.85 0.77 0.80 0.57 3.70 0.19 1.45 4 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Forward bend (1), return from forward bend (2), sitting forward lean (3), sitting knee extension (4), pelvic tilt (5), one-leg stance (6), side bending (7), rocking forward (8), prone knee flexion (9), hip abduction/lateral rotation (10), shoulder flexion resting L spine on wall (11).

AUC, area under the curve; LR, likelihood ratio.