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. 2018 Mar 13;47(4):564–569. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afy022

Table 3.

Analysis of eFI as a screening test for mortality in the validation dataset at 3 months prior to death, stratified by age and sex using cut points identified in the development dataset with a target sensitivity exceeding 75%.

Group Development data Validation data
eFI Cutpoint Sensitivity Specificity Apparent prevalence True prevalence Positive predictive value Negative predictive value
All individuals: all ages >0.19 0.76 0.53 0.49 0.07 0.11 0.97
Females: 75–84 years >0.17 0.79 0.46 0.55 0.04 0.05 0.98
Females: 85–94 years >0.22 0.75 0.42 0.60 0.12 0.14 0.93
Females: 95+ years >0.22 0.76 0.28 0.74 0.29 0.30 0.74
Males: 75–84 years >0.17 0.74 0.49 0.52 0.05 0.07 0.97
Males: 85–94 years >0.19 0.80 0.42 0.62 0.15 0.19 0.92
Males: 95+ years >0.19 0.91 0.14 0.88 0.37 0.39 0.73