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Table 3 Sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV of ICD-10-CA with 90-day diagnosis as reference standard

From: Moderate sensitivity and high specificity of emergency department administrative data for transient ischemic attacks

Diagnosis

Coding algorithm

n (%)

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

TIA

Prevalence 145 (34.8%)

Main position

79 (18.9%)

35.9

[28.1, 44.2]

90.1

[85.9, 93.4]

65.8

[54.3, 76.1]

72.5

[67.4, 77.2]

Any position

99 (23.7%)

41.4

[33.3, 49.9]

85.7

[80.9, 89.6]

60.6

[50.3, 70.3]

73.3

[68.1, 78.1]

Main position +/− Q

122 (29.3%)

49.7

[41.3, 58.1]

81.6

[76.5, 86.0]

59.0

[49.8, 67.8]

75.3

[69.9, 80.1]

Any position +/− Q

151 (36.2%)

55.9

[47.4, 64.1]

74.3

[68.6, 79.4]

53.6

[45.4, 61.8]

75.9

[70.3, 81.0]

Cerebral ischemia

Prevalence 273 (65.5%)

Main position

202 (48.4%)

63.0

[57.0, 68.7]

79.2

[71.6, 85.5]

85.2

[79.5, 89.8]

53.0

[46.1, 59.8]

Any position

236 (56.6%)

68.9

[63.0, 74.3]

67.7

[58.3, 74.3]

79.7

[74.0, 84.6]

53.0

[45.5, 60.5]