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. 2024 Nov 20;19(11):e0312193. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0312193

Table 2. Comparison of models using screening questionnaire and EHR data in predicting need for health-related social service within 30 days of emergency department visit.

ML EHR model ML EHR model
with age & gender
Screening questionnaire model Screening questionnaire model with age & gender
AUC 0.765 (0.737, 0.792) 0.772 (0.744, 0.800) 0.580 (0.546, 0.611) 0.640 (0.609, 0.672)
Sensitivity 0.600 (0.560, 0.640) 0.646 (0.606, 0.684) 0.578 (0.537, 0.617) 0.613 (0.572, 0.652)
Specificity 0.790 (0.753, 0.822) 0.765 (0.727, 0.799) 0.566 (0.524, 0.608) 0.583 (0.541, 0.625)
PPV 0.756 (0.715, 0.793) 0.749 (0.709, 0.785) 0.591 (0.550, 0.631) 0.615 (0.574, 0.654)

AUC = area under the curve.

PPV = positive predictive value.