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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Sep 27.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 Sep 28;57(11):2070–2076. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02497.x

Table 3.

Unadjusted Sensitivity and Specificities for Predicting Poor Health Outcomes At Different Cutoff Values of the Vulnerable Elders-13 Score

Outcome: Death or Functional Status Decline
Cutoff value Sensitivity Specificity
≥2 92% 37%
≥3 86% 54%
≥4 69% 69%
≥5 60% 75%
≥6 51% 80%
≥7 45% 81%
≥8 32% 91%
≥9 17% 99%
10 7% 99%
Outcome: Death Only
Cutoff value Sensitivity Specificity
≥2 92% 25%
≥3 87% 37%
≥4 74% 56%
≥5 66% 66%
≥6 58% 71%
≥7 50% 74%
≥8 39% 85%
≥9 21% 95%
10 9% 98%