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. 2012 Oct 8;7(10):e45413. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045413

Table 3. Sensitivity, specificity and percentage of correctly classified subjects for CES-D Cut-off scores.

MDE+OPD MDE+NEP
Cut-off Score Sensitivity Specificity Correctly Classified Sensitivity Specificity Correctly Classified
≥18 95.7% 39.7% 69.2% 95.7% 80.3% 88.6%
≥19 95.7% 42.9% 70.7% 95.7% 85.3% 90.8%
≥20 94.3% 49.2% 72.9% 94.3% 90.2% 92.4%
≥21 94.3% 54.0% 75.2% 94.3% 91.8% 93.1%
≥23 91.4% 55.6% 74.4% 91.4% 93.4% 92.4%
≥24 91.4% 61.9% 77.4% 91.4% 96.7% 93.9%
≥25 88.6% 63.5% 76.7% 88.6% 96.7% 92.4%
≥26 85.7% 69.8% 78.2% 85.7% 98.4% 91.6%
≥27 78.6% 73.0% 75.9% 78.6% 100.0% 88.6%
≥29 77.1% 79.4% 78.2% 77.1% 100.0% 87.8%
≥30 71.4% 79.4% 75.2% 71.4% 100.0% 84.7%

MDE: Group with Major Depressive Episode; OPD: Group with Other Psychiatric Disorders; NEP: Group with no Psychiatric Disorders.