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. 2015 Nov 1;25(9):674–683. doi: 10.1089/cap.2015.0102

Table 2.

Prediction of Clinical Response Based on Clinical Global Impressions – Improvement (CGI-I) Scale Ratings (Much Improved or Very Much Improved) Using Percent Reduction of Symptoms on the Six Item Pediatric Anxiety Rating Scale (PARS6)

PARS reduction (%) Sensitivity Specificity PPV NPV Efficiency k
≥5 0.92 0.54 0.80 0.76 0.80 0.50
≥10 0.90 0.58 0.81 0.74 0.80 0.51
15 0.90 0.71 0.86 0.77 0.84 0.62
≥20 0.90 0.79 0.90 0.79 0.86 0.69
≥25 0.82 0.92 0.95 0.71 0.85 0.68
≥30 0.76 0.96 0.97 0.66 0.82 0.64
≥35 0.65 0.96 0.97 0.58 0.75 0.52
≥40 0.55 1.00 1.00 0.52 0.70 0.45
≥45 0.49 1.00 1.00 0.49 0.66 0.39
≥50 0.43 1.00 1.00 0.46 0.62 0.33
≥55 0.33 1.00 1.00 0.42 0.55 0.24
≥60 0.29 1.00 1.00 0.41 0.52 0.21
≥65 0.20 1.00 1.00 0.38 0.47 0.14
≥70 0.18 1.00 1.00 0.38 0.45 0.13

PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value.