Table 2 Pairwise comparisons of AUROC of the PAASH, WFNS, and H&H scales for predicting the poor outcome (mRS of 4 to 6) after the onset of haemorrhage in patients with aneurysmal SAH.

From: Predictive validity of the prognosis on admission aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage scale for the outcome of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage

Comparisons

AUROC difference (95% CI)

SE

Z-statistic

p value

Poor outcome on day 30th after the onset of hemorrhage

 PAASH and WFNS

0.003 (− 0.006 to 0.013)

0.0059

0.55

0.584

 PAASH and H&H

0.000 (− 0.017 to 0.018)

0.0104

0.04

0.968

 WFNS and H&H

0.003 (− 0.014 to 0.020)

0.0104

0.27

0.788

Poor outcome on day 90th after the onset of hemorrhage

 PAASH and WFNS

0.001 (− 0.009 to 0.011)

0.0060

0.19

0.849

 PAASH and H&H

0.002 (− 0.016 to 0.019)

0.0106

0.17

0.862

 WFNS and H&H

0.001 (− 0.017 to 0.018)

0.0106

0.07

0.947

  1. AUC the area under the curve, AUROC the area under the receiver operating characteristic, H&H Hunt and Hess scale, PAASH prognosis on admission of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage scale, SAH subarachnoid haemorrhage, SE standard error, WFNS World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies scale.