Research Article

Validity and Predictive Performance of Mini Nutritional Assessment Tool for Institutionalized Elders in Ethiopia

Table 3

Accuracy of the full MNA tool with respect to Hgb and percentile of IBW among institutionalized elders in eastern Ethiopia.

MeasuresSensitivity (95% CI)Specificity (95% CI)+PPV (95% CI)-PPV (95% CI)AUC

Hg81.6 (71.9-89.1)79.2 (68.5-87.6)81.6 (73.9-87.4)79.2 (70.7-85.8)Acceptable
% IBW97.3 (90.6-99.7)72.2 (61.8-81.1)73,6 (65.9-80.0)87,0 (78.8-92.4)Acceptable