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Table 4 Sensitivity and specificity of SRRST scores for falls and fall-related fractures

From: Relationship between subjective fall risk assessment and falls and fall-related fractures in frail elderly people

SRRST score

Single fall

Recurrent falls

Fractures

 

Sensitivity (95% CI)

Specificity (95% CI)

Sensitivity (95% CI)

Specificity (95% CI)

Sensitivity (95% CI)

Specificity (95% CI)

0/1 point

0.91

(0.90 to 0.92)

0.30

(0.29 to 0.32)

0.96

(0.94 to 0.97)

0.28

(0.26 to 0.29)

0.90

(0.85 to 0.94)

0.24

(0.23 to 0.26)

1/2 point

0.80

(0.78 to 0.82)

0.47

(0.45 to 0.49)

0.87

(0.85 to 0.90)

0.44

(0.42 to 0.45)

0.79

(0.72 to 0.84)

0.39

(0.38 to 0.41)

2/3 point

0.66

(0.63 to 0.68)

0.63

(0.61 to 0.64)

0.75

(0.72 to 0.78)

0.60

(0.58 to 0.61)

0.68

(0.61 to 0.74)

0.55

(0.53 to 0.56)

3/4 point

0.48

(0.46 to 0.51)

0.76

(0.75 to 0.78)

0.58

(0.55 to 0.62)

0.74

(0.73 to 0.76)

0.50

(0.43 to 0.57)

0.70

(0.68 to 0.71)

4/5 point

0.30

(0.28 to 0.32)

0.87

(0.86 to 0.88)

0.39

(0.36 to 0.42)

0.86

(0.85 to 0.87)

0.32

(0.26 to 0.39)

0.82

(0.81 to 0.83)

5/6 point

0.14

(0.13 to 0.16)

0.94

(0.93 to 0.95)

0.22

(0.20 to 0.25)

0.93

(0.92 to 0.94)

0.13

(0.09 to 0.19)

0.91

(0.90 to 0.92)

6/7 point

0.07

(0.06 to 0.09)

0.97

(0.97 to 0.98)

0.10

(0.08 to 0.12)

0.97

(0.96 to 0.97)

0.02

(0.01 to 0.05)

0.96

(0.95 to 0.96)