Table 3

Sensitivity and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the SSA DMF in determination of mortality status of decedents from the MPI/PO Study by quartiles of age at death.

AGE
SENSITIVITY
95 % CI

1st quartile (age 41–70)
82.8
75.1, 90.5
2nd quartile (age 71–79)
85.1
77.9, 92.3
3rd quartile (age 80–85)
87.2
80.5, 94.0
4th quartile (age 86–97)
95.7
91.7, 99.8

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