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Table 3 Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) of comorbidities (n = 3471)

From: A comparison of comorbidities obtained from hospital administrative data and medical charts in older patients with pneumonia

Comorbidities

Sensitivity

Specificity

Positive Predictive Value

Negative Predictive Value

 

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

Diabetes, complicated

80.3

74.2 - 85.5

97.2

96.5 - 97.7

63.7

57.5 - 69.6

98.8

98.3 - 99.1

Diabetes, uncomplicated

80.1

77.5 - 82.6

95.9

95.0 - 96.6

88.7

86.4 - 90.7

92.3

91.2 - 93.3

Metastatic cancer

70.7

61.5 - 78.8

99.1

98.7 - 99.4

73.2

64.0 - 78.8

99.0

98.6 - 99.3

Coagulopathy

60.2

50.8 - 69.1

94.0

93.2 - 94.8

26.2

21.1 - 31.9

98.5

98.1 - 98.9

Hypertension

54.3

52.1 - 56.5

95.2

94.0 - 96.3

94.4

92.9 - 95.6

58.6

56.5 - 60.6

Chronic pulmonary disease

52.8

48.5 - 57.0

95.8

95.1 - 96.5

71.0

66.4 - 75.3

91.3

90.3 - 92.3

Lymphoma

50.0

27.2 - 72.8

99.8

99.6 - 99.9

58.8

32.9 - 81.6

99.7

99.5 - 99.9

Deficiency anemias

49.2

44.6 - 53.8

84.3

82.9 - 85.6

33.1

29.6 - 36.7

91.3

90.2 - 92.3

Alcohol abuse

45.5

28.1 - 63.7

99.8

99.5 - 99.9

65.2

42.7 - 83.6

99.5

99.2 - 99.7

Fluid and electrolyte disorders

41.8

38.7 - 45.1

87.4

86.1 - 88.7

55.3

51.6 - 59.0

80.1

78.6 - 81.6

Weight loss

38.9

17.3 - 64.3

97.8

97.3 - 98.3

8.5

3.5 - 16.8

99.7

99.4 - 99.8

Congestive heart failure

35.4

31.1 - 39.9

97.1

96.5 - 97.7

65.9

59.7 - 71.7

90.6

89.5 - 91.6

Peripheral vascular disorders

34.2

27.6 - 41.2

99.2

98.8 - 99.5

72.3

62.2 - 81.1

96.1

95.4 - 96.8

Liver disease

33.9

25.2 - 43.6

99.4

99.1 - 99.6

64.9

51.1 - 77.1

97.9

97.4 - 98.4

Blood loss anemia

33.3

0.8 - 90.6

98.4

97.9 - 98.8

1.8

0.0 - 9.4

99.9

99.8 - >99.9

Cardiac arrhythmias

29.0

25.1 - 33.3

97.3

96.7 - 97.9

64.0

57.3 - 70.3

89.3

88.2 - 90.4

Solid tumor without metastasis

28.7

24.1 - 33.6

96.9

96.2 - 97.5

52.0

44.8 - 59.1

92.1

91.1 - 93.0

Other neurological disorders

24.7

20.6 - 29.0

98.8

98.3 - 99.1

73.9

65.9 - 80.9

90.4

89.3 - 91.3

Rheumatoid Arthritis/Collagen vascular disease

23.3

11.8 - 38.6

99.9

99.8 - >99.9

83.3

51.6 - 97.9

99.1

98.7 - 99.3

Hypothyroidism

22.9

15.7 - 31.5

99.6

99.3 - 99.8

67.5

50.9 - 81.4

97.4

96.8 - 97.9

Valvular disease

15.3

8.8 - 24.0

99.3

99.0 - 99.6

39.5

24.0 - 56.6

97.6

97.0 - 98.1

Pulmonary circulation disorders

13.6

5.2 - 27.4

99.7

99.5 - 99.9

37.5

15.2 - 64.6

98.9

98.5 - 99.2

Psychoses

8.3

3.6 - 15.6

99.9

99.7 - >99.9

61.5

31.6 - 86.1

97.4

96.8 - 97.9

Paralysis

6.3

0.2 - 30.2

96.3

95.6 - 96.9

0.8

0.0 - 4.3

99.6

99.3 - 99.8

Depression

5.0

2.9 - 8.0

99.5

99.1 - 99.7

48.5

30.8 - 66.5

91.2

90.2 - 92.1

Renal failure

3.8

2.2 - 6.0

99.8

99.5 - 99.9

70.8

48.9 - 87.4

87.5

86.4 - 88.6

Peptic ulcer disease

2.9

0.9 - 6.6

99.7

99.4 - 99.8

31.3

11.0 - 58.7

95.1

94.3 - 95.8