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Table 2 Meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of A2DS2 in different subgroups

From: Use of the A2DS2 scale to predict morbidity in stroke-associated pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Subgroups

 

Sensitivity (95 % CI)

Specificity (95 % CI)

Study type

retrospective

0.73(0.68, 0.76)

0.82(0.77, 0.85)

prospective

0.76(0.72, 7.09)

0.79(0.74, 0.83)

Ethnic

Caucasian

0.75(0.65, 0.83)

0.75(0.53, 0.89)

Asian

0.76(0.71, 0.80)

0.79(0.75, 0.84)

Cut-off value

<5

0.71(0.65, 0.77)

0.76(0.69, 0.83)

=5

0.79(0.73, 0.84)

0.76(0.68, 0.82)

>5

0.75(0.64, 0.83)

0.87(0.80, 0.91)