Table 3.
Predictive capacity of the FI-PAC for hospital outcomes in different Frailty Index (FI) cut-off points
| Outcome | FI cut-off point | Sensitivity | Specificity | PPVa | NPVb | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
| Prolonged hospital stay (≥90 days) | ≥0.40 | 227/409 | (56) | 975/1282 | (76) | 227/534 | [43] | 975/1157 | (84) |
| ≥0.32 | 332/409 | (81) | 778/1282 | (61) | 332/836 | [40] | 778/855 | (91) | |
| Emergency department admission | ≥0.40 | 79/204 | [41] | 1157/1691 | (68) | 79/613 | [13] | 1157/1282 | (90) |
| ≥0.30 | 148/204 | (73) | 745/1691 | [44] | 148/1094 | [14] | 745/801 | (93) | |
| In-hospital mortality | ≥0.40 | 156/231 | (68) | 1316/1957 | (67) | 156/797 | [20] | 1316/1391 | (95) |
| ≥0.35 | 188/231 | (81) | 1057/1957 | (54) | 188/1088 | [17] | 1057/1100 | (96) | |
a Positive predictive value
b Negative predictive value