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Table 1 Sensitivity and specificity of comorbid conditions within CORR compared to the medical record [ [8] ]

From: Canadian Organ Replacement Register (CORR): reflecting the past and embracing the future

Comorbidity

Sensitivity (95% confidence interval)

Specificity (95% confidence interval)

Angina

0.64 (0.56, 0.73)

0.91 (0.90, 0.92)

Myocardial infarction

0.62 (0.53, 0.70)

0.94 (0.91, 0.96)

Coronary artery bypass grafts/angioplasty

0.69 (0.61, 0.77)

0.97 (0.95, 0.99)

Recent history of pulmonary edema

0.62 (0.56, 0.68)

0.93 (0.91, 0.96)

Cerebrovascular disease

0.59 (0.48, 0.69)

0.96 (0.94, 0.98)

Peripheral vascular disease

0.47 (0.38, 0.55)

0.96 (0.95, 0.97)

Diabetes

0.86 (0.82, 0.90)

0.97 (0.96, 0.99)

Malignancy existing prior to first treatment

0.66 (0.57, 0.75)

0.99 (0.98, 0.99)

Chronic obstructive lung disease

0.60 (0.49, 0.70)

0.96 (0.94, 0.98)

Receiving medication for hypertension

0.89 (0.87, 0.92)

0.52 (0.39, 0.64)

Other serious illness

0.22 (0.14, 0.30)

0.93 (0.92, 0.94)

Current smoker

0.54 (0.46, 0.62)

0.95 (0.93, 0.97)