Table 2 Clinical scoring system for CCA

From: A clinical scoring system for congenital contractural arachnodactyly

Clinical feature

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

Accuracy (%)

Chi2 (p)

Score

Crumpled ears

78.0

41.8

33.3

83.6

51.7

0.024

3

Arachnodactyly

97.6

17.7

30.6

95.2

39.4

0.015

3

Camptodactyly

92.3

25.7

30.0

90.6

42.8

0.021

3

Contractures of large joints

88.1

25.4

30.3

85.3

42.3

NS

3

Pectus deformity

40.5

61.5

30.0

71.8

55.5

NS

2

Dolichostenomelia

50.0

60.0

45.5

64.3

56.0

NS

2

Kyphoscoliosis

61.5

47.9

32.4

75.4

51.9

NS

1

Muscle hypoplasia

54.5

27.1

34.0

46.4

38.3

NS

1

Highly arched palate

66.7

45.8

34.8

76.0

52.1

NS

1

Micrognathia

34.3

52.2

21.8

67.1

47.2

NS

1

  1. Chi2  =  Chi-square test (or Fisher’s exact test).
  2. CCA congenital contractural arachnodactyly, NPV negative predictive value, NS not significant, PPV positive predictive value.