Table 4.

Sensitivity and specificity of psychopathology diagnoses by telephone within specific demographic groups

Characteristics	PTSD ever in lifetime		Major depressive disorder		Generalized anxiety disorder
			Ever in Lifetime
	Sensitivity	Specificity	Sensitivity	Specificity	Sensitivity	Specificity
	(95% CI) a	(95% CI)	(95% CI)	(95% CI)	(95% CI)	(95% CI)
Sex
Male	0.48 (0.28–0.67)	0.93 (0.91–0.96)	0.34 (0.24–0.43)	0.95 (0.92–0.97)	0.06 (0.0–0.29)	0.97 (0.96–0.99)
Femalea	1 (0.29–1.00)	0.83 (0.70–0.92)	0.41 (0.18–0.67)	0.91 (0.78–0.97)	— b	0.98 (0.90–1.0)
Age
17–34	0.52 (0.30–0.74)	0.93 (0.90–0.96)	0.30 (0.19–0.41)	0.95 (0.92–0.98)	— b	0.98 (0.96–1.0)
≥ 35	0.57 (0.18–0.90)	0.91 (0.86–0.96)	0.42 (0.28–0.58)a	0.92 (0.88–0.98)	0.13 (0.0–0.53)	0.97 (0.94–1.0)
Race
White	0.55 (0.32–0.76)	0.93 (0.90–0.95)	0.34 (0.25–0.44)	0.94 (0.92–0.97)	0.05 (0.0–0.25)	0.98 (0.96–0.99)
Non‐whitea	0.50 (0.12–0.88)	0.91 (0.78–0.97)	0.38 (0.14–0.68)	0.98 (0.87–1.00)	— b	0.98 (0.89–1.00)

^aExact standard errors used to calculate 95% CI due to small sample size (< 50); otherwise asymptotic standard error used based on the fact that the outcome was rare (P < 0.05).

^b n = 0 for either the telephone sample or clinical interview sub‐sample for the specific diagnosis.

CI, confidence interval; PTSD, post‐traumatic stress disorder.