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Table 4 Receiver operating characteristics of different CGA abnormal definitions for increased nursing per day (≥2 h)

From: Health outcome of older hospitalized patients in internal medicine environments evaluated by Identification of Seniors at Risk (ISAR) screening and geriatric assessment

 

Sensitivity (true positive rate)

Specificity (true negative rate)

1-Specificity (false positive rate)

Youden’s J (true positive - false positive rate)

Impairment of ADL plus another domain

0.556

0.731

0.269

0.286

Alternative definition A: Impairment of ADL plus cognition impairment or signs of depression

0.741

0.798

0.202

0.539

Alternative definition B: Impairment of ADL plus mobility impairment

0.364

0.818

0.182

0.182

  1. CGA comprehensive geriatric assessment