Table 4

Association between pain and measured joint space width (mm). Odds ratios (OR) for pain are for different cut off levels of abnormality (for example, ⩽2mm v >2mm)

Width (mm)012345678910
PFJ lateral
OR8.96.95.52.91.71.11.41.600 4-150
Sensitivity11.314.217.525.136.856.686.297.998.799.1100
Specificity98.597.696.289.674.144.617.83.2000
Efficiency54.956.956.957.355.455.65250.549.349.550
PFJ medial
OR1.21.31.51.00.80.80.70.82.21.2 4-150
Sensitivity5.05.88.717.131.353.574.891.698.799.5100
Specificity95.795.393.883.065.241.319.77.52.80.40
Efficiency50.450.551.350.148.347.447.249.550.749.950
TFJ lateral
OR3.63.61.40.90.60.70.70.50.41.10
Sensitivity1.61.63.37.519.251.481.194.998.799.5100
Specificity99.599.597.691.569.940.314.02.80.40.40
Efficiency50.550.550.449.544.545.847.548.849.55050
TFJ medial
OR 4-150 4-150 29.24.52.01.10.70.31.100
Sensitivity5.07.512.116.739.775.791.198.399.599.599.5
Specificity10010099.595.775.526.26.1‘0.50.500
Efficiency52.553.555.856.257.650.948.849.25049.849.8
PFJ narrowest
OR3.03.33.01.71.21.01.11.10 4-150 4-150
Sensitivity12.916.321.732.248.169.090.399.199.5100100
Specificity95.394.391.577.956.331.910.30.9000
Efficiency49.350.151.050.649.147.748.850.0505050
TFJ narrowest
OR13.219.35.52.11.31.01.4 4-150 4-150 4-150 4-150
Sensitivity5.88.313.822.150.286.198.3100100100100
Specificity99.599.597.188.256.813.62.30000
Efficiency52.653.955.555.253.549.850.350505050
  • 4-150 Denominator zero therefore unable to calculate simple odds ratios.