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Table 5 Sensitivity and specificity of the predictive score, HbA1c >7.8% at the admission and the modified score versus the outcome HbA1c >7% one year after the discharge in the testing population

From: Identifying older diabetic patients at risk of poor glycemic control

 

Score (level 4)

HbA1c >7.8% at admission

Modified score (level 5)

Sensitivity, %

66

69

72

Specificity, %

71

56

71

Positive predictive value, %

81

75

79

Negative predictive value, %

57

56

58

  1. Sensitivity: True positives/(True positives + False negatives); Specificity: True negatives/(True negatives + false positives); Positive predictive value: True positives/(True positives + False positives); Negative predictive value: True negatives/(True negatives + False negatives).