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Table 2 Statistical analysis of dispatch priorities

From: The triage performance of emergency medical dispatch prioritisation compared to prehospital on-scene triage in the Western Cape Province of South Africa

Statistic

Value

95% Confidence Interval

Undertriage

15.3%

15.1%–15.5%

Overtriage

62.2%

62.0%–62.6%

Modified undertriage

46.3%

45.7%–46.9%

Sensitivity

53.7%

53.3%–54.1%

Specificity

74.3%

74.1%–74.5%

Positive predictive value (PPV)

37.7%

37.5%–38.0%

Negative predictive value (NPV)

84.7%

84.6%–84.8%

Accuracy

69.7%

69.5%–69.9%

Positive Likelihood Ratio

2.09

2.07–2.11

Negative Likelihood Ratio

0.62

0.62–0.63