Table 3

 Predictive value of scores for admission to ICU

Severity scoreSensitivity(95% CI)Specificity(95% CI)PPV(95% CI)NPV(95% CI) (%)Area under ROC
ROC, receiver operator characteristics curve.
PSI class V48.0 (27.8 to 68.7)79.0 (74.5 to 83.1)13.6 (7.2 to 22.6)95.6 (92.7 to 97.6)0.69 (0.59 to 0.77)
PSI class IV+V84.0 (63.9 to 95.4)45.4 (40.2 to 50.7)9.6 (6.0 to 14.3)97.6 (94.0 to 99.3)0.69 (0.59 to 0.77)
CURB (⩾2)84.0 (63.9 to 95.4)56.2 (50.9 to 61.3)11.7 (7.3 to 17.2)98.1 (95.1 to 99.4)0.76 (0.68 to 0.84)
CURB-65 (⩾3)57.7 (36.9 to 76.6)64.7 (59.6 to 69.6)10.4 (5.9 to 16.6)95.5 (92.2 to 97.7)0.66 (0.56 to 0.76)
Modified BTS96.0 (79.6 to 99.9)48.7 (43.5 to 54.0)11.4 (7.4 to 16.5)99.4 (96.9 to 99.9)0.72 (0.67 to 0.76)
rATS92.0 (73.9 to 99.0)87.3 (83.4 to 90.5)33.3 (22.4 to 45.7)99.3 (97.7 to 99.4)0.90 (0.81 to 0.94)