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Table 3 Sensitivity, specificity, AUC, and cutoff of predictive factors for ULDH

From: Wedge-shaped vertebrae is a risk factor for symptomatic upper lumbar disc herniation

Variable

Sensitivity

Specificity

AUC

Cutoff

P value

WAV

0.815

0.785

0.868

5.35

< 0.001*

TL

0.862

0.738

0.880

8.35

< 0.001*

  1. AUC area under the curve, ULDH upper lumbar disc herniation, WAV wedging angle of the vertebrae, TL thoracolumbar kyphotic angle
  2. *P < 0.05
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X