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Table 4 Sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratio and negative likelihood ratio of the hanging chin sign and APOP score high risk

From: The hanging chin sign as a mortality predictor in geriatric patients at the emergency department: a retrospective cohort study

 

Sensitivity, %

Specificity, %

Positive LR (CI)

Negative LR (CI)

Hanging chin sign

 Death during admission

40.0

81.5

2.16 (1.46–3.21)

0.74 (0.59–0.92)

 30-day mortality

35.5

81.9

1.96 (1.34–2.87)

0.79 (0.66–0.94)

 90-day mortality

31.3

82.6

1.80 (1.24–2.60)

0.83 (0.73–0.95)

 Death at the end of follow up (mean 300 days)

29.5

87.3

2.32 (1.51–3.56)

0.81 (0.73–0.90)

APOP score high risk

 Death during admission

21.8

80.9

1.14 (0.66–1.98)

0.97 (0.83–1.12)

 30-day mortality

22.4

81.3

1.19 (0.74–1.92)

0.96 (0.84–1.09)

 90-day mortality

24.4

82.6

1.40 (0.93–2.11)

0.92 (0.82–1.03)

 Death at the end of follow up (mean 300 days)

24.2

85.7

1.69 (1.11–2.59)

0.88 (0.80–0.97)

  1. Abbreviations: LR likelihood ratio, CI confident intervals