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

Kabeshova, Anastasiia; Launay, Cyrille P; Gromov, Vasilii A; Fantino, Bruno; Levinoff, Elise J; Allali, Gilles; Beauchet, Olivier

doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2015.11.019

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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

Contributors

Kabeshova, Anastasiia; Launay, Cyrille P; Gromov, Vasilii A; Fantino, Bruno; Levinoff, Elise J; Allali, Gilles; Beauchet, Olivier

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European Journal of Internal Medicine, vol. 27, p. 48-56

Publication date

2016

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

UNIGE affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département des neurosciences cliniques

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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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PID : unige:99208
DOI : 10.1016/j.ejim.2015.11.019
PMID : 26686927

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0953-6205

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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

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