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Table 3 Sensitivity and specificity to screen clinical depression of the mBDI-II among community-living drug users in Myanmar with using the best cutoff scores in the present study and previous studies

From: Factor structure and diagnostic efficiency of the Myanmar version BDI-II among substance users

Source

Cutoff score

Sensitivity (SE)

Specificity (SE)

Likelihood ratio (LR+, LR−)

Standard cutoff [7]

13+

0.64

0.70

2.13, 0.51

cutoff from a previous study of substance users [20]

14–25

0.95–0.73

0.36–0.75

 

This study (closest to the left corner)

10+

0.78(0.07)

0.70 (0.03)

2.6, 0.31

This study (Youden index = 0.48)

10+

0.78(0.07)

0.70 (0.03)

2.6, 0.31

  1. SE standard error, LR likelihood ratio