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Table 2 Sensitivity, specificity of a Brazilian version of EPDS and of SRQ20.

From: Comparing validity of Edinburgh scale and SRQ20 in screening for post-partum depression

EPDS

SRQ20

Cutoff points

Sensitivity (95%CI)

Specificity (95%CI)

Cutoff points

Sensitivity (95%CI)

Specificity (95%CI)

≥3

99.0 (94.8 – 100)

16.4 (12.2 – 21.4)

≥1

100 (96.5 – 100)

10.9 (7.5 – 15.3)

≥4

98.1 (93.3 – 99.8)

23.7 (18.8 – 29.2)

≥2

99.0 (94.8 – 100)

20.4 (15.8 – 25.7)

≥5

97.1 (91.9 – 99.4)

33.6 (28.0 – 39.5)

≥3

99.0 (94.8 – 100)

33.9 (28.4 – 39.9)

≥6

96.2 (90.5 – 99.0)

39.8 (33.9 – 45.8)

≥4

96.2 (90.5 – 99.0)

43.4 (37.5 – 49.5)

≥7

96.2 (90.5 – 99.0)

45.6 (39.6 – 51.7)

≥5

90.5 (83.2 – 95.3)

55.1 (49.0 – 61.1)

≥8

93.3 (86.7 – 97.3)

50.4 (44.3 – 56.4)

≥6

84.8 (76.4 – 91.0)

67.9 (62.0 – 73.4)

≥9

91.3 (84.2 – 96.0)

54.7 (48.6 – 60.7)

≥7

70.5 (60.8 – 79.0)

75.5 (70.0 – 80.5)

≥10

82.7 (74.0 – 89.4)

65.3 (59.4 – 71.0)

≥8

64.8 (54.8 – 73.8)

81.4 (76.3 – 85.8)

≥11

74.0 (64.5 – 82.1)

77.4 (72.0 – 82.2)

≥9

62.9 (52.9 – 72.1)

86.5 (81.9 – 90.3)

≥12

65.4 (55.4 – 74.4)

82.1 (77.1 – 86.5)

≥10

54.3 (44.3 – 60.0)

92.0 (88.1 – 94.9)

≥13

59.6 (49.5 – 69.1)

88.3 (83.9 – 91.9)

≥11

44.8 (35.0 – 54.8)

93.4 (89.8 – 96.1)

≥14

50.0 (40.0 – 60.0)

92.3 (88.5 – 95.2)

≥12

28.6 (20.2 – 38.2)

96.4 (93.4 – 98.2)

≥15

40.4 (30.9 – 50.5)

94.2 (90.7 – 96.6)

≥13

22.9 (15.2 – 32.1)

98.2 (95.8 – 99.4)

≥16

36.5 (27.3 – 46.6)

96.4 (93.4 – 98.2)

≥14

20.0 (12.8 – 28.9)

99.3 (97.4 – 99.0)

   

≥15

14.3 (8.2 – 22.5)

99.6 (98.0 – 100)

   

≥16

6.7 (2.7 – 13.3)

99.6 (98.0 – 100)