Table 1.
Comparison of Symptom Remission Thresholds in Childhood, Adolescence, and Adulthood
| Threshold | Symptom Remission (%) | Normative Percentile† | AUC | SE | p | AUC 95% CI | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity | False Positive (%) | False Negative (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childhood | ||||||||||
| 3 or fewer | 18.5 | 72.5 | .675 | .041 | <.001 | .595–.755 | 49.2 | 85.8 | 14.2 | 50.8 |
| 2 or fewer | 13.2 | 66.1 | .658 | .042 | <.001 | .576–.741 | 41.0 | 90.7 | 9.3 | 59.0 |
| 1 or fewer | 10.0 | 54.4 | .640 | .043 | <.001 | .556–.723 | 34.4 | 93.5 | 6.5 | 65.6 |
| 0 | 5.3 | 23.1 | .582 | .043 | .038 | .499–.666 | 19.7 | 96.7 | 3.3 | 80.3 |
| Adolescence | ||||||||||
| 3 or fewer | 17.7 | 60.3 | .681 | .044 | <.001 | .595–.767 | 50.0 | 86.2 | 13.8 | 50.0 |
| 2 or fewer | 12.7 | 51.3 | .687 | .045 | <.001 | .599–.776 | 46.2 | 91.3 | 8.7 | 53.8 |
| 1 or fewer | 8.1 | 37.7 | .670 | .046 | <.001 | .529–.761 | 38.5 | 95.6 | 4.4 | 61.5 |
| 0 | 5.0 | 15.0 | .623 | .047 | .004 | .531–.714 | 26.9 | 97.7 | 2.3 | 73.1 |
| Adulthood | ||||||||||
| 3 or fewer | 40.3 | 81.0 | .732 | .027 | <.001 | .679–.786 | 71.8 | 74.7 | 25.2 | 28.2 |
| 2 or fewer | 31.2 | 71.2 | .721 | .029 | <.001 | .665–.777 | 61.0 | 83.2 | 16.8 | 38.9 |
| 1 or fewer | 20.3 | 49.0 | .660 | .031 | <.001 | .600–.721 | 42.0 | 90.1 | 9.9 | 58.0 |
| 0 | 7.4 | 16.8 | .552 | .031 | .088 | .491–.614 | 14.5 | 96.0 | 4.0 | 85.5 |
Note. AUC=Area Under the Curve; SE=standard error; CI= Confidence Interval; p represents statistical significance for the AUC test
†
The Normative Percentile is based on age-matched data from the MTA’s Local Normative Comparison Group (LNCG).