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Table 7 Sensitivity, specificity, Youden index and positive and negative predictive values of nutritional screening tools to determine malnutrition by the Alb when used in 142 patients

From: Comparison of two nutrition assessment tools in surgical elderly inpatients in Northern China

 

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

Youden index (%)

NRS2002

51.61

65.77

29.63

82.95

17.38

MNA-SF

67.74

61.26

32.81

87.18

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  1. Sensitivity and specificity results expressed as percentage (95 % CI)
  2. MNA-SF short form of Mini-Nutritional Assessment; NRS2002 Nutritional Risk Screening 2002, PPV Positive predictive value, NPV Negative predictive value, NRS-2002 Nutritional Risk Screening 2002
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Nutrition Journal

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