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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Oct 3.
Published in final edited form as: J Affect Disord. 2011 Aug 23;136(0):155–162. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.07.014

Table 3.

Accuracy of each screening tool and comparison of screening tools for perinatal women overall and by perinatal group.

Group MDD
 MDD/MnDD
AUC (95% CI) Group χ2 p AUC (95% CI) Group χ2 p
A11(N = 95)
    BDI-II 0.95 (0.89–1.00) 0.28 0.87 0.91 (0.84–0.98) 0.50 0.78
    CES-D 0.96 (0.93–0.99) 0.94 (0.89–0.98)
    EPDS 0.96 (0.92–1.00) 0.93 (0.88–0.98)
Prenatal (n = 32)
    BDI-II 0.96 (0.88–1.00) 1.06 0.59 0.96 (0.88–1.00) 1.06 0.59
    CES-D 0.95 (0.88–1.00) 0.95 (0.88–1.00)
    EPDS 0.93 (0.83–1.00) 0.93 (0.83–1.00)
Postpartum (n = 63)
    BDI-II 0.95 (0.88–1.00) 0.29 0.88 0.90 (0.82–0.99) 0.49 0.78
    CES-D 0.97 (0.93–1.00) 0.93 (0.88–0.99)
    EPDS 0.97 (0.92–1.00) 0.92 (0.86–0.99)

Abbreviations: MDD, major depressive disorder; MnDD, minor depressive disorder; ROC, receiver operator characteristic; AUC, area under the curve; BDI-II, Beck Depression Inventory II; CES-D, Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale; EPDS, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.