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. 2009 Nov 27;32(3):373–384. doi: 10.1007/s10862-009-9174-9

Table 3.

CBCL scale means and ROC Area Under the Curve (AUC) values for children with and without selected anxiety related diagnoses anywhere in their diagnostic profile

CBCL Scale Diagnostic Groups ANOVA ROC
n M SD F p AUC z p
DSM-Oriented Anxiety Problems SAD 74 6.7 2.6
No Anxiety 290 2.6 2.3 180.3 < .001 .88
DSM-Oriented Anxiety Problems GAD 75 6.6 2.6
No Anxiety 290 2.5 2.3 175.1 < .001 .88
DSM-Oriented Anxiety Problems SPEC 75 6.4 2.7
No Anxiety 290 2.5 2.3 153.2 < .001 .86
DSM-Oriented Anxiety Problems SAD/GAD/SPEC 148 6.3 2.6
No SAD/GAD/SPEC 325 2.7 2.4 215.0 < .001 .84
Syndrome Anxious/Depressed SAD/GAD/SPEC 148 10.9 4.9
No SAD/GAD/SPEC 326 5.6 4.6 130.0 < .001 .80 3.92 < .001
DSM-Oriented Anxiety Problems SAD/GAD/SPEC 148 6.3 2.6
Mood (No Anxiety) 37 3.0 2.3 47.2 < .001 .82
Syndrome Anxious/Depressed SAD/GAD/SPEC 148 10.9 4.9
Mood (No Anxiety) 37 6.9 4.4 20.8 < .001 .72 3.27 .001

CBCL Child Behavior Checklist; SAD separation anxiety disorder; GAD generalized anxiety disorder; SPEC specific phobia; SAD/GAD/SPEC youths with separation anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder; and/or specific phobia; Mood (No Anxiety) youths with major depressive disorder, dysthymic disorder or depressive disorder not otherwise specified, and no anxiety disorder (any type, including separation anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, specific phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, social phobia, and anxiety disorder not otherwise specified).

All AUC values are significantly greater than .50, p < .01