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. 2017 Sep 5;15:176. doi: 10.1186/s12955-017-0747-0

Table 3.

Sensitivity, specificity a positive predictive value of the CES-D for depressive and anxiety disorder

CES-D ≥ 16 CES-D ≥ 18 CES-D ≥ 20 CES-D ≥ 22
Sens(%) Spec(%) PPV(%) Sens(%) Spec(%) PPV(%) Sens(%) Spec(%) PPV(%) Sens(%) Spec(%) PPV(%)
DAD 91.4 56.6 24.4 83.9 80.4 53.6 72.3 79.6 50.3 66.0 88.7 59.6
MDD 86.7 61.8 39.0 84.6 65.3 28.6 88.0 83.4 43.2 80.3 79.5 40.2
GAD 88.1 59.4 28.1 87.3 70.5 15.3 77.8 73.5 16.7 65.9 77.9 18.9
DYS 88.1 57.4 12.4 73.2 60.3 6.5 71.4 69.3 6.9 56.7 77.3 6.3
DEP 71.4 52.3 4.9 85.6 79.2 34.0 73.3 75.1 24.6 60.0 76.3 24.3
ANX 91.2 56.3 19.1 84.7 72.4 28.9 80.0 78.9 36.8 78.2 85.7 48.2

Abbreviations: DAD depression and/or anxiety disorder, MDD major depressive disorder, GAD generalized anxiety disorder, DYS dysthymia, DEP depressive disorder, MDD & DYS, ANX anxiety disorder: panic disorder, phobia, generalized anxiety disorder, Sens sensitivity, Spec specificity, PPV positive predictive value