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Table 4 The MCID by Receiver operating characteristic analysis

From: Validity, reliability and interpretability of the Thai version of the urticaria control test (UCT)

Changes in Long Form Thai UCT score

Patient’s global assessment of disease control (PatGA-LS) score

Change in score of 1 (minimal responders = 20)

Change in score of 2 (marked responders = 9)

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

1.0

90.0

74.1

100

64.7

2.0

90.0

81.9

100

71.3

3.0

85.0

85.3

88.9

75.0

4.0

70.0

90.5

88.9

81.6

5.0

60.0

94.8

77.8

86.8

6.0

45.0

97.4

77.8

91.2

AUC (95 % CI)

0.86 (0.80-0.98)

0.92 (0.86-0.99)

Changes in Short Form Thai UCT score

Patient’s global assessment of disease control (PatGA-LS) score

Change in score of 1 (minimal responders = 20)

Change in score of 2 (marked responders = 9)

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

1.0

80.0

79.3

100

70.6

2.0

75.0

88.8

100

79.4

3.0

60.0

95.7

88.9

87.5

4.0

40.0

97.4

77.8

91.9

5.0

20.0

99.1

77.8

96.3

AUC (95 % CI)

0.84 (0.80-0.97)

0.96 (0.92-0.99)

  1. Abbreviations: MCID minimal clinically important difference, AUC (95 % CI): area under the curve (95 % confidence interval)