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Fig. 2 | BMC Geriatrics

Fig. 2

From: Diagnostic accuracy of the ‘Dysphagia Screening Tool for Geriatric Patients’ (DSTG) compared to Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) for assessing dysphagia in hospitalized geriatric patients – a diagnostic study

Fig. 2

Receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve analysis of DSTG (diagnostic test) compared to FEES (gold standard)

Legend: DSTG Dysphagia Screening Tool for Geriatric Patients, FEES flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing, AUC (area under the ROC curve): 0.77 95% confidence interval [ 0.62 ; 0.91 ], (p = 0.002)

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BMC Geriatrics

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