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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Hisp Health Care Int. 2016 Jul 27;14(3):116–123. doi: 10.1177/1540415316660616

Table 4.

Area Under the Curve for the Epworth Sleepiness Scale's Ability to Predict Depression Based on Four Potential PHQ-9 Cutoffs.

PHQ-9 cutoff AUC 95% CI SE p
5, Mild depression .65 .59, .71 .03 <.01
10, Moderate depression .69 .61, .76 .04 <.01
15, Moderately severe depression .74 .64, .83 .05 <.01
20, Severe depression .68 .48, .87 .10 .07

Note. PHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire-9; AUC = area under the curve; CI = confidence interval; SE = standard error.