Table 4.
Area Under the Curve (AUC) Scores, Sensitivity, Specificity and Positive Likelihood Ratio (95% Confidence Intervals) of the Withdrawn and WTP Scales in the Total Sample and in Subgroups
| CBCL/1.5–5 Withdrawn (T score ≥62) | AUC | Sensitivity, % | Specificity,% | Likelihood ratio+ |
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| Stratification (n ASD/n Non-ASD) | ||||
| Total sample (104/57) | 0.69 (0.61–0.78) | 74 (64–82) | 53 (39–66) | 1.6 (1.2–2.1) |
| High EBP-level (34/12) | 0.62 (0.43–0.81) | 88 (72–96) | 8 (0–40) | 1.0 (0.8–1.2) |
| Low EBP-level (70/45) | 0.70 (0.61–0.80) | 67 (55–78) | 64 (49–78) | 1.9 (1.2–2.9) |
| Previous ASD diagnosis (52) | 0.74 (0.65–0.84) | 81 (67–90) | 1.7 (1.3–2.3) | |
| No previous ASD diagnosis (52) | 0.64 (0.54–0.75) | 67 (53–79) | 1.4 (1.0–2.0) | |
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| CBCL/6–18 WTP (Aggregated T score ≥124) | AUC | Sensitivity,% | Specificity,% | Likelihood ratio+ |
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| Stratification (n ASD/n Non-ASD) | ||||
| Total sample (122/106) | 0.70 (0.63–0.77) | 78 (69–85) | 55 (45–64) | 1.7 (1.4–2.2) |
| High EBP-level (45/35) | 0.62 (0.49–0.74) | 96 (84–99) | 6 (1–13) | 1.0 (0.9–1.1) |
| Low EBP-level (77/71) | 0.79 (0.72–0.86) | 68 (56–78) | 79 (67–87) | 3.2 (2.0–5.1) |
| No ID (93/85) | 0.73 (0.66–0.81) | 80 (70–87) | 56 (45–67) | 1.8 (1.4–2.4) |
| ID (29/21) | 0.59 (0.42–0.76) | 72 (53–87) | 48 (26–70) | 1.4 (0.9–2.2) |
| Previous ASD diagnosis (70) | 0.70 (0.62–0.77) | 80 (68–88) | 1.8 (1.4–2.2) | |
| No previous ASD diagnosis (52) | 0.71 (0.63–0.79) | 75 (61–86) | 1.7 (1.3–2.2) | |
Note. CBCL = Child behavior checklist, ASD = autism spectrum disorder, WTP = Withdrawn-Thought Problems, EBP = emotional/behavioral problems, ID = intellectual disability.