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. 2021 Feb 4;372:n49. doi: 10.1136/bmj.n49

Table 3.

Classification performance, sensitivity, and specificity by score and risk category of Canadian TIA Score for subsequent stroke or carotid revascularisation within 7 days of index emergency department visit for transient ischaemic attack (n=7607)

Score No (%) total patients No (%) estimated stroke or carotid revascularisation ≤7 days No (%) observed stroke or carotid revascularization ≤7 days Risk category Proportion of patients (%) Sensitivity (95% CI) Specificity (95% CI)
–3 4 (0.1) 0 (0.2) 0 (0) Low 16.3 1.00 (0.98 to 1.00) 0.00 (0.00 to 0.00)
–2 2 (0.0) 0 (0.2) 0 (0) 1.00 (0.98 to 1.00) 0.00 (0.00 to 0.00)
–1 35 (0.5) 0 (0.3) 0 (0) 1.00 (0.98 to 1.00) 0.00 (0.00 to 0.00)
0 80 (1.1) 0 (0.4) 0 (0) 1.00 (0.98 to 1.00) 0.01 (0.00 to 0.01)
1 148 (1.9) 1 (0.5) 1 (0.7) 1.00 (0.98 to 1.00) 0.02 (0.01 to 0.02)
2 432 (5.7) 3 (0.7) 3 (0.7) 0.99 (0.97 to 1.00) 0.04 (0.03 to 0.04)
3 541 (7.1) 5 (0.9) 2 (0.4) 0.98 (0.94 to 0.99) 0.09 (0.09 to 0.10)
4 1245 (16.4) 15 (1.2) 15 (1.2) Medium 72.1 0.97 (0.93 to 0.99) 0.17 (0.16 to 0.18)
5 1499 (19.7) 24 (1.6) 22 (1.5) 0.88 (0.83 to 0.93) 0.33 (0.32 to 0.34)
6 1042 (13.7) 23 (2.2) 28 (2.7) 0.76 (0.70 to 0.82) 0.53 (0.52 to 0.54)
7 920 (12.1) 26 (2.8) 25 (2.7) 0.61 (0.54 to 0.68) 0.67 (0.66 to 0.68)
8 778 (10.2) 29 (3.7) 34 (4.4) 0.47 (0.40 to 0.55) 0.79 (0.78 to 0.80)
9 467 (6.1) 23 (4.9) 27 (5.8) High 11.6 0.29 (0.22 to 0.36) 0.89 (0.88 to 0.90)
10 228 (3.0) 15 (6.4) 11 (4.8) 0.14 (0.09 to 0.20) 0.95 (0.94 to 0.95)
11 117 (1.5) 10 (8.3) 10 (8.5) 0.08 (0.04 to 0.13) 0.98 (0.97 to 0.98)
12 54 (0.7) 6 (10.7) 2 (3.7) 0.02 (0.01 to 0.06) 0.99 (0.99 to 0.99)
13 13 (0.2) 2 (13.7) 1 (7.7) 0.01 (0.00 to 0.04) 1.00 (1.00 to 1.00)
14 2 (0.0) 0 (17.4) 1 (50.0) 0.01 (0.00 to 0.03) 1.00 (1.00 to 1.00)