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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 26.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2011 Dec 8;47(9):1409–1417. doi: 10.1007/s00127-011-0445-x

Table 2.

Frequency of DSM-IV PDs evaluated by PDQ-4+ in 3075 psychiatric outpatients

Number of items Cutoff score a N % 95% CI Sensitivity Specificity Kappa value b
Any PDs (PDQ-4+ diagnosis) - - 2570 83.6% 82.3%-84.9% - - -
Any Cluster A PD - - 1818 59.1% 57.4%-60.9% - - -
Paranoid PD 7 ≥4 1317 42.8% 41.1%-44.6% 71.58% 58.99% 0.08
Schizoid PD 7 ≥4 663 21.6% 20.1%-23.0% 63.41% 79.59% 0.10
Schizotypal PD 9 ≥5 1073 34.9% 33.2%-36.6% 78.16% 66.37% 0.07
Any Cluster B PD - - 1767 57.5% 55.7%-59.2% - - -
Histrionic PD 8 ≥5 992 32.3% 30.6%-33.9% 75.71% 68.75% 0.06
Narcissistic PD 9 ≥5 873 28.4% 26.8%-30.0% 71.08% 72.79% 0.08
Borderline PD 9 ≥5 1321 43.0% 41.2%-44.7% 79.78% 59.30% 0.10
Antisocial PD 8 ≥4 691 22.5% 21.0%-23.9% 72.22% 77.82% 0.03
Any Cluster C PD - - 2215 72.0% 70.4%-73.6% - - -
Avoidant PD 7 ≥4 1667 54.2% 52.5%-56.0% 89.16% 48.87% 0.11
Dependent PD 8 ≥5 924 30.0% 28.4%-31.7% 70.33% 71.18% 0.08
Obsessive-compulsive PD 8 ≥4 1685 54.8% 53.0%-56.6% 81.97% 47.43% 0.08

Note

a

Cutoff score: Each PD is determined by its own diagnostic threshold according to the DSM-IV.

b

Comparison of positive and negative results by self-report and structured interview.