Table 2

AUROC values for the five clinical predictors of admission included in a clinical risk scoring system

Clinical predictorAUROC (95% CI)
Age at presentation (weeks)0.67 (0.62 to 0.73)
Respiratory rate (breaths/min)0.69 (0.64 to 0.74)
Heart rate (beats/min)0.72 (0.67 to 0.77)
Oxygen saturation (%)0.64 (0.59 to 0.70)
Duration of symptoms (days)0.62 (0.57 to 0.67)
  • AUROC values range from 0 to 1, with a value closer to 1 indicating higher diagnostic accuracy.

  • AUROC, area under the receiver operator characteristic curve.