The Diagnostic Value of Pressure Algometry for Temporomandibular Disorders

Table 7

Data for some cut-off points in algometry as discriminators for patients without symptoms of temporomandibular dysfunction or with Di group I, II, or III.

Variable	Parameter	Sensitivity = specificity	Specificity = 95%	AUC (SEM)
Mean pain value^1	Cut-off point	4.2 VAS	7.4 VAS	0.8572 (0.0531)
	Sensitivity	74.9%	58.4%
	Specificity	74.2%	95.3%
	Accuracy	74.5%	68.1%
Mean absolute difference in pain between right and left side^1	Cut-off point	1.7 VAS	4.1 VAS	0.8142 (0.0495)
	Sensitivity	68.1%	42.3%
	Specificity	68.4%	95.5%
	Accuracy	68.2%	52.5%

Mean value for 12 measurement points.
AUC: area under ROC curve, SEM: standard error of mean.