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Table 5 Diagnostic properties for ordinal regression model

From: A patient-reported questionnaire developed in a German early arthritis cohort to assess periodontitis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Model

Severity of detected PD

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

Age + number of teeth

Mild, moderate or severe versus no

91.7

39.6

Moderate or severe versus no or mild

49.5

85.8

Severe versus no, mild or moderate

20.7

100

Age + 6 patient-reported items

Mild, moderate or severe versus no

84.8

57.3

Moderate or severe versus no or mild

63.1

84.8

Severe versus no, mild or moderate

27.6

99.6

  1. Sensitivities and specificities for the detection of different levels of PD with the score derived from the ordinal regression model