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Table 2 Sensitivity and specificity of the VES-13 for predicting mortality and emergency/ACS admissions at cut-point of ≥3 denoting high-risk (total n = 862)

From: External validation of the Vulnerable Elder’s Survey for predicting mortality and emergency admission in older community-dwelling people: a prospective cohort study

Outcome

Proportion (n, %) classifed as high-risk

Proportion (n,%) of high-risk group with outcome

Proportion (n, %) classifed as low-risk

Proportion (n, %) of low-risk group with outcome

Sensitivity VES-13 ≥ 3 (%)

Specificity VES-13 ≥ 3 (%)

Mortality

326 (38%)

31 (9.5%)

536 (62%)

22 (4.1%)

59

64

≥1 Emergency admission

326 (38%)

126 (38.7%)

536 (62%)

120 (22.4%)

51

68

≥1 ACS emergency admission

326 (38%)

67 (20.7%)

536 (62%)

43 (8.1%)

61

66