Table 5

Diagnostic accuracy in patients at age ≤65 or >65 years

Age ≤65 (N=327)Age >65 (N=313)
ScoreSensitivitySpecificitySensitivitySpecificity
Recognition scores
 CPSS74 (60 to 86)79 (74 to 84)87 (80 to 92)51 (44 to 59)
 FAST78 (63 to 89)78 (73 to 83)88 (81 to 93)51 (43 to 58)
 LAPSS 199865 (50 to 78)98 (96 to 99)44 (35 to 53)96 (92 to 99)
 LAPSS 200066 (51 to 79)98 (95 to 99)49 (40 to 58)96 (93 to 99)
 MASS69 (54 to 81)96 (94 to 98)64 (56 to 72)89 (84 to 94)
 Med PACS70 (55 to 83)95 (91 to 97)75 (67 to 82)87 (81 to 92)
 ROSIER72 (57 to 84)87 (83 to 91)84 (77 to 90)66 (58 to 73)
Severity scores
 KPSS75 (60 to 86)73 (67 to 78)87 (80 to 92)39 (31 to 46)
 LAMS73 (58 to 85)86 (81 to 90)69 (60 to 76)73 (66 to 80)
 NIHSS83 (69 to 93)59 (53 to 65)93 (87 to 97)22 (16 to 29)
 sNIHSS-878 (63 to 89)79 (74 to 84)90 (84 to 94)47 (40 to 55)
 sNIHSS-574 (60 to 86)80 (75 to 85)87 (80 to 92)50 (42 to 57)
  • CPSS, Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale; FAST, Face Arm Speech Test; KPSS, Kurashiki Prehospital Stroke Scale; LAMS, Los Angeles Motor Scale; LAPPS, Los Angeles Prehospital Stroke Screen; MASS, Melbourne Ambulance Stroke Screen; Med PACS, Medic Prehospital Assessment for Code Stroke; ROSIER, Recognition of Stroke in the Emergency Room score; sNIHSS-8/-5, shortened National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale with 8, resp. 5 items.

  • Data are % (95% CI).