Table 2

Sensitivity and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the SSA DMF in determination of mortality status of decedents from the MPI/PO Study by gender and country of birth.


Male (n = 239)
95% CI
Female (n = 135)
95% CI

American Born
91.5
86.9, 96.1
93.8
88.5, 99.0
Foreign Born
83.7
76.4, 91.0
77.8
65.6, 89.9

Abbreviations: confidence interval, CI; Myocardial Perfusion Imaging/Patient Outcomes, MPI/PO; Social Security Administration Death Master File, SSA DMF

Schisterman and Whitcomb Population Health Metrics 2004 2:2   doi:10.1186/1478-7954-2-2