Table 3.

Diagnostic validity of standard, short, and ultrashort versions of the EPDS for the clinical interview depression outcome

Version	ROC area (95 % CI)	Sensitivity (%)	Specificity (%)	PPV (%)	NPV (%)	LR + [C]	LR + [W]	LR − [C]	LR − [W]	Correctly classified (%)	k	α
EPDS10	0.8169 (0.73–0.89)	68.63	77.59	72.92	73.77	3.061	2.692	0.404	0.355	73.39	0.4638	0.6130
EPDS7	0.8323 (0.75–0.90)	60.78	89.66	83.78	72.22	5.875	5.166	0.437	0.384	76.15	0.5129	0.7033
EPDS5R	0.8440 (0.77–0.91)	64.71	86.22	80.49	73.53	4.691	4.125	0.409	0.360	76.15	0.5152	0.7501
EPDS3R	0.8396 (0.76–0.91)	60.78	89.66	83.78	72.22	5.875	5.166	0.437	0.384	73.39	0.5129	0.6092

All versions based on the standard EPDS cutoff of ≥13

ROC area area under the receiving operating characteristic, PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value, LR [C] conventional, LR [W] weighted by prevalence, k kappa statistic: moderate agreement (0.40–0.60), α Cronbach's alpha: stand-alone ≥0.75 cautious/acceptable 0.65–0.75, EPDS5R short version of the EPDS including items 2, 7, 8, 9, and 10, EPDS3R ultrashort version of the EPDS including items 2, 9, and 10