Table 3.
Characteristics of assessors and their diagnostic accuracy
| Background assessor (N = 924) | Number of assessors | Number of patients assessed (%) | AUC (95 % CI)a |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgical registrar | 60 | 284 (31) | 0.85 (0.80–0.89) |
| Emergency physician | 16 | 214 (23) | 0.90 (0.86–0.94) |
| Junior doctor | 16 | 171 (19) | 0.92 (0.87–0.96) |
| 2nd year GP registrar | 43 | 122 (13) | 0.82 (0.74–0.90) |
| Intern under supervision | 42 | 66 (7) | 0.78 (0.67–0.90) |
| Emergency registrar | 10 | 59 (6) | 0.92 (0.85–0.99) |
| Orthopaedic registrar | 4 | 5 (0.5) | Not calculated |
| Not recorded in patients files | – | 3 (0.5) | Not calculated |
AUC area under the receiver operating characteristics curve, CI confidence interval, GP general practitioner
aArea under the receiver operating characteristics curve for physicians’ predicted probability of a distal radius fracture