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Falling in the elderly: Do statistical models matter for performance criteria of fall prediction? Results from two large population-based studies

Published inEuropean Journal of Internal Medicine, vol. 27, p. 48-56
Publication date2016
Abstract

To compare performance criteria (i.e., sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, area under receiver operating characteristic curve and accuracy) of linear and non-linear statistical models for fall risk in older community-dwellers.

Keywords
  • Accidental Falls/statistics & numerical data
  • Aged
  • Aged
  • 80 and over
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • France
  • Geriatric Assessment/methods
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Models
  • Statistical
  • Prognosis
  • Prospective Studies
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Assessment/methods
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
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KABESHOVA, Anastasiia et al. Falling in the elderly: Do statistical models matter for performance criteria of fall prediction? Results from two large population-based studies. In: European Journal of Internal Medicine, 2016, vol. 27, p. 48–56. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2015.11.019
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