Table 2 Comparison of ROC curves, sensitivities, and specificities among age categories.

From: Limits of pre-endoscopic scoring systems in geriatric patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding

 

Mortality

Composite outcome

Length of stay

Cut-off

AUROC

Sensitivity (%, 95% CI)

Specificity (%, 95% CI)

Cut-off

AUROC

Sensitivity (%, 95% CI)

Specificity (%, 95% CI)

Cut-off

AUROC

Sensitivity (%, 95% CI)

Specificity (%, 95% CI)

GBS

 < 82 years

13

0.73 (0.57–0.90)

100.00 (15.81–100.00)

58.46 (45.56–70.56)

10

0.74 (0.54–0.93)

89.5 (78.4896.04)

60.0 (26.24 -87.84)

12

0.67 (0.540.80)

68.42 (51.35–82.50)

58.62 (38.94–76.48)

 ≥ 82 years

15

0.58 (0.31–0.84)

57.14 (18.41–90.10)

75.81 (63.26–85.78)

13

0.71 (0.55–0.87)

64.81 (50.6277.32)

66.67 (38.38–88.18)

13

0.42 (0.280.56)

56.10 (39.75–71.53)

39.29 (21.50–59.42)

mGBS

 < 82 years

11

0.76 (0.60–0.93)

100.00 (15.81–100.00)

61.54 (48.64–73.35)

8

0.77 (0.59–0.95)

89.47 (78.4896.04)

60.00 (26.24–87.84)

10

0.70 (0.570.83)

71.05 (54.10–84.58)

62.07 (42.26–79.31)

 ≥ 82 years

13

0.62 (0.35–0.89)

57.14 (18.41–90.10)

80.65 (68.63–89.58)

11

0.68 (0.50–0.85)

64.81 (50.6277.32)

60.00 (32.29–83.66)

11

0.39 (0.250.53)

58.54 (42.11–73.68)

39.29 (21.50–59.42)

MAP (ASH)

 < 82 years

3

0.84 (0.51–1.00)

100.00 (15.81–100.00)

53.85 (41.03–66.30)

2

0.70 (0.50–0.90)

89.47 (78.4896.04)

50.0 (18.71–81.29)

3

0.70 (0.580.83)

63.16 (45.99–78.19)

72.41 (52.76–87.27)

 ≥ 82 years

4

0.64 (0.41–0.88)

57.14 (18.41–90.10)

66.13 (52.99–77.67)

3

0.64 (0.49–0.80)

62.96 (48.7475.71)

53.33 (26.59–78.73)

3

0.45 (0.300.58)

58.54 (42.11–73.68)

39.29 (21.50–59.42)

CANUKA

 < 82 years

8

0.86 (0.70–1.00)

100.00 (15.81–100.00)

66.15 (53.35–77.43)

6

0.78 (0.62–0.95)

80.70 (68.0989.95)

70.00 (34.75–93.33)

7

0.61 (0.47–0.74)

63.16 (45.99–78.19)

44.83 (26.45–64.31)

 ≥ 82 years

8

0.63 (0.39–0.86)

42.86 (9.90–81.59)

79.03 (66.82–88.34)

8

0.65 (0.49–0.80)

48.15 (34.3462.16)

73.33 (44.90–92.21)

8

0.45 (0.32–0.59)

43.90 (28.47–60.25)

57.14 (37.18–75.54)

T-score

 < 82 years

8

0.88 (0.770.99)

100.00 (15.81–100.00)

78.46 (66.51–87.69)

10

0.82 (0.68–0.95)

84.21 (72.13–92.52)

70.00 (34.75–93.33)

9

0.67 (0.540.80)

71.05 (54.10–84.58)

58.62 (38.94–76.48)

 ≥ 82 years

7

0.53 (0.270.75)

28.57 (3.67–70.96)

90.32 (80.12–96.37)

9

0.75 (0.63–0.87)

64.81 (50.62–77.32)

73.33 (44.90–92.21)

9

0.47 (0.330.62)

58.54 (42.11–73.68)

46.43 (27.51–66.13)

AIMS65

 < 82 years

1

0.87 (0.63–1.00)

100.00 (15.81–100.00)

53.85 (41.03–66.30)

1

0.56 (0.39–0.72)

49.12 (35.6362.71)

60.00 (26.24–87.84)

1

0.63 (0.510.75)

57.89 (40.82–73.69)

65.52 (45.67–82.06)

 ≥ 82 years

1

0.63 (0.43–0.84)

85.71 (42.13–99.64)

35.48 (23.74–48.66)

2

0.43 (0.28–0.57)

18.52 (9.2531.43)

80.00 (51.91–95.67)

1

0.43 (0.300.56)

63.41 (46.94–77.88)

28.57 (13.22–48.67)

  1. Bold characters: p-value < 0.05.
  2. AUROC area under ROC curve, GBS Glasgow-Blatchford Bleeding, mGBS modified Glasgow-Blatchford Bleeding, CANUKA Canada–United Kingdom–Adelaide; CI confidence intervals.