Table 4

Full test characteristics

ModelSensitivity (95% CI)Specificity (95% CI)PPV (95% CI)NPV (95% CI)Under-triage (95% CI)Over-triage (95% CI)
Entire study population (n=127 233)
Triage Sort15.9% (15.5% to 16.4%)98.6% (98.6% to 98.7%)73.9% (72.7% to 75.0%)82.9% (82.7% to 83.1%)84.1% (83.6% to 84.5%)26.1% (25.8% to 26.4%
NARU Sieve29.5% (28.9% to 30.1%)93.6% (93.4% to 93.7%)52.7% (51.8% to 53.5%)84.6% (84.4% to 84.8%)70.5% (69.9% to 71.1%)47.3% (47.0% to 47.6%)
MPTT-2453.5% (52.9% to 54.1%)74.8% (74.6% to 75.1%)34.0% (33.5% to 34.5%)86.9% (86.7% to 87.2%)46.5% (45.9% to 47.1%)66.0% (65.7% to 66.3%)
Low falls removed (n=58 879)
Triage Sort17.3% (16.7% to 17.9%)98.7% (98.5% to 98.8%)84.8% (83.6% to 85.9%)73.2% (72.8% to 73.6%)82.7% (82.1% to 83.2%)15.2% (14.9% to 15.6%)
NARU Sieve32.0% (31.3% to 32.7%)92.8% (92.5% to 93.0%)65.9% (64.9% to 66.2%)75.7% (75.4% to 76.1%)68.0% (67.4% to 68.7%)34.1% (33.6% to 34.5%)
MPTT-2457.3% (56.5% to 58.0%)71.1% (70.7% to 71.6%)46.4% (45.8% to 47.1%)79.2% (78.6% to 79.6%)42.8% (42.0% to 43.5%)53.6% (53.1% to 54.1%)
  • MPTT-24, Modified Physiological Triage Tool-24; NARU, National Ambulance Resilience Unit; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value;