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. 2025 Sep 18;15(9):e097390. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097390

Table 5. Cut-off points, sensitivity, specificity and Youden’s index of BECSI total score for distinguishing SCD and MCI.

NC vs SCD (n=1165) SCD vs MCI (n=521)
BECSI cut-off Sensitivity Specificity Youden’s index BECSI cut-off Sensitivity Specificity Youden’s index
8.50 0.991 0.238 0.229 12.50 0.344 1.000 0.344
9.50 0.982 0.348 0.330 13.50 0.469 0.997 0.465
10.50 0.897 0.537 0.434 14.50 0.594 0.923 0.516
11.50 0.804 0.654 0.457 15.50 0.714 0.865 0.580
12.50 0.656 0.877 0.533 16.50 0.817 0.791 0.608
13.50 0.531 0.918 0.449 17.50 0.893 0.684 0.576
14.50 0.406 0.927 0.333 18.50 0.938 0.512 0.449
15.50 0.286 0.969 0.255 19.50 0.978 0.404 0.382

BECSI, Brief Elderly Cognitive Screening Inventory; MCI, mild cognitive impairment; NC, normal cognitive; SCD, subjective cognitive decline.