Comparisons of the different scores in predicting intensive treatment unit admission
| PSI | CURB-65 | |
| No. of studies | 11 | 6 |
| No. of patients | 8907 | 6462 |
| Sensitivity | 0.76 (0.73–0.78) | 0.42 (0.38–0.48) |
| Specificity | 0.49 (0.48–0.50) | 0.77 (0.76–0.78) |
| PLR | 1.47 (1.38–1.57) | 1.72 (1.39–2.13) |
| NLR | 0.52 (0.45–0.59) | 0.79 (0.71–0.87) |
| Diagnostic OR | 2.90 (2.41–3.50) | 2.25 (1.64–3.07) |
| AUC | 0.61 (0.56–0.65) | 0.64 (0.57–0.71) |
| Cochran Q statistic | 14.02 df = 10, p = 0.2 | 7.50 df = 5, p = 0.2 |
AUC, area under the receiver operator curve; NLR, negative likelihood ratio; PLR, positive likelihood ratio.