Detecting disabilities in everyday life: evidence from a geriatric assessment

BMC Geriatrics

Table 2 Joint detection accuracy of the data-driven selected explanatory variables

Specification	AUC	K	Variables
λ_1se	0.89	9	TUG	TMT	1_TUG	1_TMT	MMSE	1_MC	MNA	ICD₄	ICS
λ_min	0.91	14	9 variables from		λ_1se +	1_GS	ICD₃	PC	GDS	AGE

Abbreviations:TUG timed up and go test; TMT Tinetti mobility test; 1_TUG missing TUG; 1_TMT missing TMT; MMSE Mini Mental State Examination; 1_MC missing money counting test; MNA Mini Nutritional Assessment; ICD₄ urinary incontinence unclear; ICS urinary incontinence score; 1_GS missing grip strength; ICD₃ mixed urinary incontinence; PC permanent catheter; GDS Geriatric Depression Scale; AGE age
Notes: ADL* indicates an ADL disability. AUC denotes the area under the ROC curve and measures the detection accuracy towards ADL*. K denotes the number of selected variables

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