Table 3

Predictors of subgroup success from logistic regression (with 95% CI): age over 25 years, height less than 165 cm, worst pain less than 53.25 mm, mid-foot width difference greater than 10.96 mm

VariableSensitivity (95% CI)Specificity (95% CI)Positive likelihood ratio (95% CI)Post-test (%)No in success groupNo in non-success group
1+1 (0.77 to 1.0)0.36 (0.19 to 0.57)1.6 (1.2 to 2.1)52.71716
2+0.71 (0.44 to 0.89)0.68 (0.46 to 0.84)2.2 (1.1 to 4.2)59.5128
3+0.35 (0.15 to 0.61)0.96 (0.78 to 0.99)8.8 (1.2 to 66.9)85.461
  • 4 Unable to calculate as no patient satisfied all four criteria