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Table 2 Record-level measures of validity by data source, age and reporting method

From: Accuracy of reporting of Aboriginality on administrative health data collections using linked data in NSW, Australia

Age

Method

APDC

EDDC

(years)

 

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

\( \mathcal{F} \)

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

\( \mathcal{F} \)

  

%

%

%

%

 

%

%

%

%

 

0–19

As recorded

75.1

99.7

93.6

98.6

0.83

72.2

99.6

93.5

98.0

0.81

Enhanced:

          

1. Most recent

79.9

99.7

94.4

98.9

0.87

80.1

99.6

93.4

98.5

0.86

2. ERA algorithm

83.0

99.4

88.9

99.0

0.86

82.5

99.2

88.5

98.7

0.85

3. Multi-stage median

82.3

99.5

89.6

99.0

0.86

81.7

99.3

89.1

98.6

0.85

4. Ever reported

87.8

99.1

85.2

99.3

0.87

85.3

98.9

85.0

98.9

0.85

20–39

As recorded

72.5

99.6

91.7

98.2

0.81

75.8

99.4

92.3

97.8

0.83

Enhanced:

          

1. Most recent

68.5

99.5

91.0

97.9

0.78

81.3

99.2

90.3

98.3

0.86

2. ERA algorithm

83.4

99.3

89.0

98.9

0.86

89.7

98.8

87.4

99.0

0.89

3. Multi-stage median

82.9

99.4

89.9

98.9

0.86

89.2

98.9

88.2

99.0

0.89

4. Ever reported

85.0

99.1

86.4

99.0

0.86

91.5

98.6

85.6

99.2

0.88

40–64

As recorded

88.0

99.8

97.5

98.8

0.93

81.0

99.7

96.5

97.9

0.88

Enhanced:

          

1. Most recent

88.4

99.8

97.8

98.8

0.93

82.3

99.6

96.3

98.1

0.89

2. ERA algorithm

93.9

99.2

92.2

99.4

0.93

91.2

99.2

92.7

99.0

0.92

3. Multi-stage median

93.9

99.4

94.6

99.4

0.94

91.3

99.2

92.9

99.0

0.92

4. Ever reported

94.6

99.0

91.1

99.4

0.93

92.4

99.0

91.4

99.2

0.92

65+

As recorded

83.6

99.8

93.8

99.3

0.88

75.1

99.8

93.4

99.1

0.83

Enhanced:

          

1. Most recent

80.9

99.7

91.3

99.2

0.86

77.0

99.8

94.6

99.2

0.85

2. ERA algorithm

89.9

99.3

84.2

99.6

0.87

84.7

99.5

87.1

99.5

0.86

3. Multi-stage median

89.7

99.3

84.5

99.6

0.87

84.4

99.6

88.1

99.4

0.86

4. Ever reported

90.9

99.1

81.9

99.6

0.86

85.4

99.4

83.5

99.5

0.84

Total

As recorded

84.4

99.7

95.3

99.0

0.90

77.4

99.7

94.7

98.5

0.85

Enhanced:

          

1. Most recent

83.2

99.7

94.4

99.0

0.88

80.4

99.7

94.5

98.7

0.87

2. ERA algorithm

90.9

99.3

88.3

99.4

0.90

88.0

99.3

89.8

99.2

0.89

3. Multi-stage median

90.7

99.3

89.5

99.4

0.90

87.7

99.4

90.4

99.2

0.89

4. Ever reported

92.0

99.1

86.4

99.5

0.89

89.3

99.1

87.4

99.3

0.88