Table 3.
Predictive validity analyses for trials included in meta-analysis, fixed- and random-effects meta-analyses and test of homogeneity (patients in geriatric rehabilitation settings)
| A | B | C | D | SENS | SPEC | PPV | NPV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coker [34] | 73 | 171 | 38 | 150 | 65.8 (56.5, 73.9) | 46.7 (41.3, 52.2) | 29.9 (24.5, 35.9) | 79.8 (73.5, 84.9) |
| Haines [37] | 20 | 47 | 6 | 49 | 76.9 (58.0, 89.0) | 51.0 (41.2, 60.8) | 29.9 (20.2, 41.7) | 89.1 (78.2, 94.9) |
| Hill [37] | 3 | 21 | 4 | 16 | 42.9 (15.8, 75.0) | 43.2 (28.7, 59.1) | 12.5 (4.3, 31.0) | 80.0 (58.4, 91.9) |
| Milisen [39] | 55 | 248 | 27 | 357 | 67.1 (56.3, 76.3) | 59.0 (55.0, 62.9) | 18.2 (14.2, 22.9) | 93.0 (90.0, 95.1) |
| Fixed-effects estimate [95% CI] | 67.2 [61.1, 73.3] | 54.1 [51.1, 57.1] | 22.5 [19.3, 25.7] | 90.5 [88.3, 92.7] | ||||
| Random-effects estimate [95% CI] | 67.2 [60.8, 73.6] | 51.2 [43.0, 59.3] | 23.1 [14.9, 31.2] | 86.5 [78.4, 94.6] | ||||
| Q (df)a, P-value | 3.18 (3), 0.3646 | 15.17 (3), 0.0017 | 14.18 (3), 0.0027 | 18.45 (3), 0.0004 | ||||
| Fallers | Non-fallers | |||||||
| STRATIFY cut-off ≥2 | Ab | Bb | ||||||
| STRATIFY cut-off <2 | Cb | Db |
a
Q = test of homogeneity chi-squared statistic; df = degrees of freedom;
b
SENS = A/(A + C), SPEC = D/(B + D), PPV = A/(A + B), NPV = D/(C + D).