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. 2012 Oct;6(5):367–373. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.11161

Table 2.

Predictive accuracy between groups

Group n Mean accuracy* 95% CI p value
Lower Upper
Sex Male 75 −1.84 −0.46 1.63
Female 25 −2.43 −0.46 1.63
0.27
Level of training Medical student 17 −2.29 −3.39 −1.19
Resident 25 −1.51 −2.39 −0.62
Attending 58 −2.11 −2.71 −1.50
0.46
Place of work Community 24 −2.43 −3.31 −1.54
Academic centre 56 −1.76 −2.39 −1.14
Not working 18 −2.16 −3.22 −1.10
0.48
Residency program Urology 50 −1.88 −2.52 −1.25
Family medicine 14 −2.48 −3.79 −1.17
Internal medicine 15 −1.05 −2.23 0.14
0.24
*

Values represent the difference between the predicted life expectancy and the actual life expectancy, with negative values representing underestimated life expectancies. CI: confidence interval.