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. 2018 Jun 27;361:k2478. doi: 10.1136/bmj.k2478

Table 3.

Accuracy of triaging approach. Values are percentages (95% confidence intervals) unless stated otherwise

Population Total population AUROC (95% CI) Sensitivity Specificity Positive predictive value Negative predictive value
Overall 887 (100) 0.86 (0.84 to 0.89) 97.2 (95.8 to 98.5) 75.9 (70.9 to 80.8) 89.4 (87.1 to 91.8) 92.7 (89.4 to 96.1)
For diagnosis* 268 (30) 0.90 (0.86 to 0.94) 95.1 (91.8 to 98.4) 84.6 (77.7 to 91.5) 90.7 (86.4 to 95.0) 91.7 (86.1 to 97.2)
For management† 619 (70) 0.84 (0.81 to 0.88) 97.9 (96.6 to 99.3) 70.9 (64.3 to 77.5) 89.0 (86.2 to 91.8) 93.5 (89.4 to 97.6)

AUROC=area under the receiver operating characteristic curve.

*

Patients without a history of hypertension.

†

Patients with a history of hypertension.