Table 4

 Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of 30 day mortality of the different predictive rules*

Cut-off pointsSensitivitySpecificityPositive predictive valueNegative predictive value
*All numbers are percentages
†Cut-off points accepted as threshold to define low-risk group according to original study design.11,13
PSI risk class
    ⩾INANANANA
    ⩾II1000.08.6NA
    ⩾III97.725.811.099.2
    ⩾IV†83.950.213.697.1
    V46.084.822.194.4
CURB65 score
    ⩾01000.08.6NA
    ⩾198.911.49.599.1
    ⩾2†85.146.012.897.0
    ⩾358.677.419.595.2
    ⩾423.094.427.892.9
    53.499.537.591.7
CRB65 scores
    ⩾01000.08.6NA
    ⩾1†96.613.59.597.7
    ⩾267.863.414.895.5
    ⩾329.991.524.893.3
    44.699.440.091.7