Table 2 Size thresholds for “small and difficult-to-handle tablets/capsules”.

From: Analysis of factors affecting difficulty in handling oral medicine using electronic medication notebook-based personal health records

Index

ROC-AUC

Threshold

Sensitivity

Specificity

Long diameter (mm)

0.808

7.150

0.665

0.829

Short diameter (mm)

0.778

6.650

0.673

0.776

Thickness (mm)

0.715

3.120

0.648

0.719

Long diameter + short diameter (mm)

0.834

13.300

0.779

0.743

Long diameter + short diameter + thickness (mm)

0.818

17.450

0.661

0.829

Long diameter × short diameter (mm2)

0.833

51.675

0.612

0.910

Long diameter × short diameter × thickness (mm3)

0.803

165.360

0.638

0.852

Weight (mg)

0.821

126.500

0.709

0.795

  1. ROC-AUC: receiver operating characteristics-area under the curve.
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