Table 5 Test characteristics for best Tinnitus Questionnaire cutoff point for the minimally better group
TQ | N minimally better group | ROC MCID Estimate | Area under ROC Curve (95% CI) | Sensitivity (95% CI) | Specificity (95% CI) | Positive likelihood ratio (95% CI) | Negative likelihood ratio (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0-84 | 158 | −5 | 0.79 (0.78-0.81) | 71.43 (63.4/78.6) | 73.10 (67.9/77.9) | 2.66 (2.4/3.0) | 0.39 (0.3/0.5) |
0-30 | 54 | −2 | 0.65 (0.61-0.68) | 66.67 (52.5/78.9) | 59.46 (49.7/68.7) | 1.64 (1.3/2.1) | 0.56 (0.4/0.9) |
31-46 | 46 | −3 | 0.74 (0.70-0.78) | 80.43 (66.1/90.6) | 60.17 (50.7/69.1) | 2.02 (1.6/2.5) | 0.33 (0.2/0.6) |
47-59 | 42 | −5 | 0.75 (0.71-0.79) | 71.43 (55.4/84.3) | 64.06 (51.1/75.7) | 1.99 (1.5/2.6) | 0.45 (0.2/0.8) |
60-84 | 16 | −12 | 0.80 (0.76-0.84) | 62.50 (35.4/84.8) | 89.06 (78.8/95.5) | 5.71 (3.9/8.4) | 0.42 (0.2/1.1) |