TABLE 4.

Diagnostic properties of anxiety and depression measures (n = 62)

	PHQ‐2 AUC: 0.77 (0.65–0.87)			GAD‐2 AUC: 0.72 (0.59–0.83)
	Sensitivity	Specificity	Likelihood ratio	Sensitivity	Specificity	Likelihood ratio
>2	62	88	5.18	64	60	1.59
>3 a	38	88	3.15	50	90	5.00
>4	22	96	5.41	27	95	5.45

	PHQ‐9 AUC: 0.83 (0.72–0.92)			GAD‐7 AUC: 0.80 (0.67–0.89)
	Sensitivity	Specificity	Likelihood ratio	Sensitivity	Specificity	Likelihood ratio
>5	100	24	1.32	91	28	1.25
>6	97	32	1.43	86	38	1.38
>7	97	36	1.52	86	50	1.73
>8	89	56	2.03	82	65	2.34
>9	81	60	2.03	73	70	2.42
>10 b	81	60	2.03	73	83	4.16
>11	73	64	2.03	68	90	6.82
>12	68	80	3.38	45	90	4.55
>13	68	80	3.38	27	93	3.64

The Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) was used as the gold‐standard reference measure.

Values in bold indicate the optimal cutoff score.

^a A cutoff of 3 is recommended for the PHQ‐2 and GAD‐2. ¹⁴ , ¹⁵

^b A cutoff of 10 is recommended for the PHQ‐9 and GAD‐7. ⁸ , ⁹