Table 2. Accuracy of praxis instruments for levels of clinical dementia rating (CDR). CDR = 0, no dementia; CDR = 1, mild; CDR = 2, moderate.
CDR | Instruments | AUC | P | 95% CI | Sensitivity | Specificity | Cutoff point |
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0-1 | Total praxis | 0.82 | 0.0001 | 0.742-0.900 | 0.64 | 0.85 | 9 |
Constructive praxis | 0.88 | 0.00 | 0.808-0.946 | 0.88 | 0.71 | 5 | |
Ideomotor praxis | 0.56 | 0.29 | 0.453-0.665 | 0.69 | 0.44 | 4 | |
0-2 | Total praxis | 0.92 | 0.0001 | 0.854-0.980 | 0.78 | 0.94 | 8 |
Constructive praxis | 0.93 | 0.0001 | 0.875-0.995 | 0.81 | 0.96 | 3 | |
Ideomotor praxis | 0.57 | 0.21 | 0.452-0.697 | 0.31 | 0.85 | 3 | |
1-2 | Total praxis | 0.74 | 0.0001 | 0.623-0.856 | 0.59 | 0.79 | 7 |
Constructive praxis | 0.74 | 0.0001 | 0.624-0.863 | 0.56 | 0.88 | 2 | |
Ideomotor praxis | 0.53 | 0.69 | 0.389-0.667 | 0.19 | 0.98 | 2 |
AUC = area under the curve; CI = confidence interval.