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. 2023 Jul 21;10:e47084. doi: 10.2196/47084

Table 2.

Performance of International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM), code (as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention case surveillance definition list) and suicide-related chief complaint in detecting cases of self-injurious thoughts and behaviors compared with that of manual chart abstraction: total sample and stratified by natal sex, age group, race, and ethnicity.

Sample and classification True positive, n (%) False positive, n (%) False negative, n (%) True negative, n (%) Sensitivity (95% CI) Specificity (95% CI) Accuracy (95% CI)
All (n=600)

ICD-10-CM 199 (33.2) 4 (0.7) 85 (14.2) 312 (52) 0.70 (0.65-0.75) 0.99 (0.98-1.00) 0.85 (0.82-0.88)

CCa,b 129 (21.5) 2 (0.3) 155 (25.8) 314 (52.3) 0.45 (0.40-0.51) 0.99 (0.98-1.00) 0.74 (0.70-0.77)

ICD-10-CM or CCc 220 (36.7) 5 (0.8) 64 (10.7) 311 (51.8) 0.77 (0.73-0.82) 0.98 (0.97-1.00) 0.89 (0.86-0.91)

ICD-10-CM and CCd 108 (18) 1 (0.2) 176 (29.3) 315 (52.5) 0.38 (0.32-0.44) 1.00 (0.99-1.00) 0.71 (0.67-0.74)
Sex

Male (n=276)


ICD-10-CM 78 (28.3) 0 (0) 45 (16.3) 153 (55.4) 0.63 (0.55-0.72) 1.00 (1.00-1.00) 0.84 (0.79-0.88)


CC 52 (18.8) 0 (0) 71 (25.7) 153 (55.4) 0.42 (0.34-0.51) 1.00 (1.00-1.00) 0.74 (0.69-0.79)


ICD-10-CM or CC 85 (30.8) 0 (0) 38 (13.8) 153 (55.4) 0.69 (0.61-0.77) 1.00 (1.00-1.00) 0.86 (0.82-0.90)


ICD-10-CM and CC 45 (16.3) 0 (0) 78 (28.3) 153 (55.4) 0.37 (0.28-0.45) 1.00 (1.00-1.00) 0.72 (0.66-0.77)

Female (n=324)


ICD-10-CM 121 (37.3) 4 (1.2) 40 (12.3) 159 (49.1) 0.75 (0.68-0.82) 0.98 (0.95-1.00) 0.86 (0.83-0.90)


CC 77 (23.8) 2 (0.6) 84 (25.9) 161 (49.7) 0.48 (0.40-0.56) 0.99 (0.97-1.00) 0.73 (0.69-0.78)


ICD-10-CM or CC 135 (41.7) 5 (1.5) 26 (8) 158 (48.8) 0.84 (0.78-0.90) 0.97 (0.94-1.00) 0.90 (0.87-0.94)


ICD-10-CM and CC 63 (19.4) 1 (0.3) 98 (30.2) 162 (50) 0.39 (0.32-0.47) 0.99 (0.98-1.00) 0.69 (0.64-0.74)
Age group (years)

10-12.9 (n=115)


ICD-10-CM 33 (28.7) 0 (0) 26 (22.6) 56 (48.7) 0.56 (0.43-0.69) 1.00 (1.00-1.00) 0.77 (0.70-0.85)


CC 25 (21.7) 0 (0) 34 (29.6) 56 (48.7) 0.42 (0.30-0.55) 1.00 (1.00-1.00) 0.70 (0.62-0.79)


ICD-10-CM or CC 39 (33.9) 0 (0) 20 (17.4) 56 (48.7) 0.66 (0.54-0.78) 1.00 (1.00-1.00) 0.83 (0.76-0.90)


ICD-10-CM and CC 19 (16.5) 0 (0) 40 (34.8) 56 (48.7) 0.32 (0.20-0.44) 1.00 (1.00-1.00) 0.65 (0.57-0.74)

13-15.9 (n=215)


ICD-10-CM 90 (41.9) 1 (0.5) 26 (12.1) 98 (45.6) 0.78 (0.70-0.85) 0.99 (0.97-1.00) 0.87 (0.83-0.92)


CC 57 (26.5) 1 (0.5) 59 (27.4) 98 (45.6) 0.49 (0.40-0.58) 0.99 (0.97-1.00) 0.72 (0.66-0.78)


ICD-10-CM or CC 100 (46.5) 2 (0.9) 16 (7.4) 97 (45.1) 0.86 (0.80-0.92) 0.98 (0.95-1.00) 0.92 (0.88-0.95)


ICD-10-CM and CC 47 (21.9) 0 (0) 69 (32.1) 99 (46) 0.41 (0.32-0.49) 1.00 (1.00-1.00) 0.68 (0.62-0.74)

16-17.9 (n=270)


ICD-10-CM 76 (28.1) 3 (1.11) 33 (1.5) 158 (58.5) 0.70 (0.61-0.78) 0.98 (0.96-1.00) 0.87 (0.83-0.91)


CC 47 (17.4) 1 (0.4) 62 (23) 160 (59.3) 0.43 (0.34-0.52) 0.99 (0.98-1.00) 0.77 (0.72-0.82)


ICD-10-CM or CC 81 (30) 3 (1.11) 28 (10.4) 158 (58.5) 0.74 (0.66-0.83) 0.98 (0.96-1.00) 0.89 (0.85-0.92)


ICD and CC 42 (15.6) 1 (0.4) 67 (24.8) 160 (59.3) 0.39 (0.29-0.48) 0.99 (0.98-1.00) 0.75 (0.70-0.80)
Race and ethnicity

Asian, non-Hispanic (n=35)


ICD-10-CM 12 (34.3) 0 (0) 3 (8.6) 20 (57.1) 0.8 (0.6-1.00) 1.00 (1.00-1.00) 0.82 (0.91-1.00)


CC 5 (14.3) 0 (0) 10 (28.6) 20 (57.1) 0.33 (0.09-0.57) 1.00 (1.00-1.00) 0.56 (0.71-0.86)


ICD-10-CM or CC 13 (37.1) 0 (0) 2 (5.7) 20 (57.1) 0.87 (0.69-1.00) 1.00 (1.00-1.00) 0.87 (0.94-1.00)


ICD-10-CM and CC 4 (11.4) 0 (0) 11 (31.4) 20 (57.1) 0.27 (0.04-0.49) 1.00 (1.00-1.00) 0.69 (0.53-0.84)

Black, non-Hispanic (n=61)


ICD-10-CM 21 (34.4) 0 (0) 10 (16.4) 30 (49.2) 0.68 (0.51-0.84) 1.00 (1.00-1.00) 0.84 (0.74-0.93)


CC 12 (19.7) 0 (0) 19 (31.1) 30 (49.2) 0.39 (0.22-0.56) 1.00 (1.00-1.00) 0.57 (0.69-0.80)


ICD-10-CM or CC 23 (37.7) 0 (0) 8 (13.1) 30 (49.2) 0.74 (0.59-0.90) 1.00 (1.00-1.00) 0.78 (0.87-0.95)


ICD-10-CM and CC 10 (16.4) 0 (0) 21 (34.4) 30 (49.2) 0.32 (0.16-0.49) 1.00 (1.00-1.00) 0.66 (0.54-0.77)

Hispanic or Latinx (n=161)


ICD-10-CM 44 (27.3) 1 (0.6) 25 (15.5) 91 (56.5) 0.64 (0.52-0.75) 0.99 (0.97-1.00) 0.84 (0.78-0.90)


CC 32 (19.9) 1 (0.6) 37 (23) 91 (56.5) 0.46 (0.35-0.58) 0.99 (0.97-1.00) 0.76 (0.70-0.83)


ICD-10-CM or CC 51 (31.7) 2 (1.2) 18 (11.2) 90 (55.9) 0.74 (0.64-0.84) 0.98 (0.95-1.00) 0.82 (0.88-0.93)


ICD-10-CM and CC 25 (15.5) 0 (0) 44 (27.3) 92 (57.1) 0.36 (0.25-0.48) 1.00 (1.00-1.00) 0.66 (0.73-0.80)

White, non-Hispanic (n=285)


ICD-10-CM 106 (37.2) 2 (0.7) 42 (14.7) 135 (47.4) 0.72 (0.64-0.79) 0.99 (0.97-1.00) 0.85 (0.80-0.89)


CC 68 (23.9) 1 (0.4) 80 (28.1) 136 (47.7) 0.46 (0.38-0.54) 0.99 (0.98-1.00) 0.72 (0.66-0.77)


ICD-10-CM or CC 116 (40.7) 2 (0.7) 32 (11.2) 135 (47.4) 0.78 (0.72-0.85) 0.99 (0.97-1.00) 0.88 (0.84-0.92)


ICD-10-CM and CC 58 (20.4) 1 (0.4) 90 (31.6) 136 (47.7) 0.39 (0.31-0.47) 0.99 (0.98-1.00) 0.68 (0.63-0.73)

Othere (n=58)


ICD-10-CM 16 (27.6) 1 (1.7) 5 (8.6) 36 (62.1) 0.76 (0.58-0.94) 0.97 (0.92-1.03) 0.82 (0.90-0.97)


CC 12 (20.7) 0 (0) 9 (15.5) 37 (63.8) 0.57 (0.36-0.78) 1.00 (1.00-1.00) 0.75 (0.84-0.94)


ICD-10-CM or CC 17 (29.3) 1 (1.7) 4 (6.9) 36 (62.1) 0.81 (0.64-0.98) 0.97 (0.92-1.03) 0.84 (0.91-0.99)


ICD-10-CM and CC 11 (19) 0 (0) 10 (17.2) 37 (63.8) 0.52 (0.31-0.74) 1.00 (1.00-1.00) 0.73 (0.83-0.92)

aCC: chief complaint.

bCC refers to suicide-related chief complaints.

cCases classified as self-injurious thoughts and behaviors if either a suicide-related ICD-10-CM code or a suicide-related CC was present (either affirmed).

dCases classified as self-injurious thoughts and behaviors if both a suicide-related ICD-10-CM code and a suicide-related CC were present (both affirmed).

eAmerican Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, multiple races, not available, other, patient refused, and unknown.