Table 3.
Analysis for setting the cutoff level of the draft screening test
| Gaming disorder (+) | Gaming disorder (−) | Sensitivity | Specificity | Positive predictive value | Positive Likelihood ratio | Youden Index | ||||
| Yes | No | Yes | No | |||||||
| 8-item screening testa) | ||||||||||
| Analysis on combined subjectsc) | ≥2 points | 51 | 0 | 98 | 176 | 1.00 | 0.64 | 0.34 | 2.80 | 0.64 |
| ≥3 points | 50 | 1 | 34 | 240 | 0.98 | 0.88 | 0.60 | 7.90 | 0.86 | |
| ≥4 points | 48 | 3 | 9 | 265 | 0.94 | 0.97 | 0.84 | 28.65 | 0.91 | |
| ≥5 points | 42 | 9 | 2 | 272 | 0.82 | 0.99 | 0.95 | 112.82 | 0.82 | |
| ≥6 points | 33 | 18 | 0 | 274 | 0.65 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ∞ | 0.65 | |
| Analysis confined to the general population | ≥2 points | 7 | 0 | 98 | 176 | 1.00 | 0.64 | 0.07 | 2.80 | 0.64 |
| ≥3 points | 7 | 0 | 34 | 240 | 1.00 | 0.88 | 0.17 | 8.06 | 0.88 | |
| ≥4 points | 6 | 1 | 9 | 265 | 0.86 | 0.97 | 0.40 | 26.10 | 0.82 | |
| ≥5 points | 2 | 5 | 2 | 272 | 0.29 | 0.99 | 0.50 | 39.14 | 0.28 | |
| ≥6 points | 0 | 7 | 0 | 274 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 9-item screening test (GAMES test)b) | ||||||||||
| Analysis on combined subjectsc) | ≥3 points | 51 | 0 | 61 | 213 | 1.00 | 0.78 | 0.46 | 4.49 | 0.78 |
| ≥4 points | 51 | 0 | 22 | 252 | 1.00 | 0.92 | 0.70 | 12.45 | 0.92 | |
| ≥5 points | 50 | 1 | 5 | 269 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.91 | 53.73 | 0.96 | |
| ≥6 points | 46 | 5 | 2 | 272 | 0.90 | 0.99 | 0.96 | 123.57 | 0.89 | |
| ≥7 points | 39 | 12 | 0 | 274 | 0.76 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ∞ | 0.76 | |
| Analysis confined to the general population | ≥3 points | 7 | 0 | 61 | 213 | 1.00 | 0.78 | 0.10 | 4.49 | 0.78 |
| ≥4 points | 7 | 0 | 22 | 252 | 1.00 | 0.92 | 0.24 | 12.45 | 0.92 | |
| ≥5 points | 7 | 0 | 5 | 269 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 0.58 | 54.80 | 0.98 | |
| ≥6 points | 4 | 3 | 2 | 272 | 0.57 | 0.99 | 0.67 | 78.29 | 0.56 | |
| ≥7 points | 1 | 6 | 0 | 274 | 0.14 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ∞ | 0.14 | |
a) A screening test reflecting 4 key elements in the definition of gaming disorder.
b) A screening test including the time spent gaming on weekdays.
c) Combined subjects of the general population and treatment seekers.