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Table 5 Evaluation of the diagnostic value of the weighted risk score as predictor of foreign body aspiration

From: A new scoring system and clinical algorithm for the management of suspected foreign body aspiration in children: a retrospective cohort study

 

Cut off

Sensitivity%

Specificity%

+LR

-LR

Accuracy%

AUC

95% CI of AUC

P value

Score

> 2

79.9

84.4

5.11

0.24

83.7%

0.879

0.826 to 0.921

< 0.001*

  1. *significant at p < 0.05; AUC: area under the curve. +LR: positive likelihood ratio, −LR: negative likelihood ratio; CI: confidence interval