Table 3

Sensitivity (%) and specificity (%) of the Major Depression Inventory compared to DSM-diagnoses at different cut-off points (N = 228)

Cut-off
Sensitivity
Specificity

≥ 19
85.71
43.62
≥ 20
85.71
45.21
≥ 21
85.71
47.34
≥ 22
82.86
49.47
≥ 23
78.57
51.06
≥ 24
77.14
53.19
≥ 25
74.29
56.91
≥ 26
71.43
59.57
≥ 27
65.71
62.77
≥ 28
58.57
64.36
≥ 29
55.71
68.62
≥ 30
55.71
70.21
≥ 31
52.86
75.53
≥ 32
48.57
77.66
≥ 33
47.14
79.79
≥ 34
41.43
81.91
≥ 35
38.57
84.04

Cuijpers et al. BMC Psychiatry 2007 7:39   doi:10.1186/1471-244X-7-39