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Table 5 Utility of chiropractors’ prediction of patients not improving as categorised by MCIC in BQ total* scores split by complaint

From: Prognostic accuracy of clinicians for back, neck and shoulder patients in routine practice

 

Back

Neck

Shoulder

Week 4

   

N

173

45

 

OR (95% CI)

1.7 (0.8 to 3.8)

3.2 (0.7 to 15.0)

nc

Nagelkerke R2

0.01

0.07

nc

+ve Likelihood ratio

0.0

0.0

nc

−ve Likelihood ratio

**

**

nc

AUC

0.5 (0.4 to 0.6)

0.6 (0.4 to 0.8)

nc

Week 12

   

N

124

  

OR (95% CI)

1.7 (0.6 to 4.9)

   §

nc

Nagelkerke R2

0.01

§

nc

+ve Likelihood ratio

0.0

§

nc

−ve Likelihood ratio

**

§

nc

AUC

0.5 (0.4 to 0.7)

§

nc

  1. *(≤ 47% (Back), ≤ 36% (Neck)), nc=not calculated as no MCIC, **unable to calculate as divided by 0, § unable to calculate due to less than 5 in one cell, AUC=Area under curve.