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. 2023 Apr 10;18:541–552. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S403603

Table 4.

Comparation of the Screening Performances of the COPD-PS and COPD-SQ

Cut-off With Maximum YI Recommended Cut-off
COPD-PS ≥ 4 COPD-SQ ≥ 15 P value COPD-PS ≥ 5 COPD-SQ ≥ 16 P value
Spirometry-defined COPD
 AUC 0.672 0.702 0.179 0.651 0.694 0.052
 Sensitivity (%) 58.1 62.8 0.377 40.3 56.6 < 0.001
 Specificity (%) 76.2 77.6 0.268 89.9 82.2 < 0.001
COPD-PS ≥ 5 COPD-SQ ≥ 15 P value COPD-PS ≥ 5 COPD-SQ ≥ 16 P value
Symptomatic COPD
 AUC 0.734 0.779 0.095 0.734 0.763 0.269
 Sensitivity (%) 56.5 78.3 < 0.001 56.5 70.7 0.015
 Specificity (%) 90.2 77.6 < 0.001 90.2 82.0 < 0.001

Abbreviations: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; COPD-PS, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease population screener; COPD-SQ, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease screening questionnaire; AUC, area under the receiver operating characteristic curve; YI, Youden index.