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Table 3 Sensitivity and specificity for different cut-scores on the SAPAS-AV

From: Screening for personality disorder in incarcerated adolescent boys: preliminary validation of an adolescent version of the standardised assessment of personality – abbreviated scale (SAPAS-AV)

Cut-off score

Sensitivity (95% CI)

Specificity (95% CI)

Positive predictive value (95% CI)

Negative predictive value (95% CI)

Overall Diagnostic Accuracy (%)

Kappa value for agreement

≥ 2

0.94 (0.84 to 0.99)

0.57 (0.37 to 0.76)

0.80 (0.68 to 0.89)

0.84 (0.60 to 0.97)

81

0.56***

≥ 3

0.87 (0.74 to 0.94)

0.86 (0.67 to 0.96)

0.92 (0.80 to 0.98)

0.77 (0.59 to 0.90)

86

0.71***

≥ 4

0.35 (0.22 to 0.49)

0.96 (0.82 to 1.0)

0.95 (0.74 to 1.0)

0.44 (0.32 to 0.58)

56

0.24**

≥ 5

0.14 (0.06 to 0.26)

1.0 (0.88 to 1.0)

1.0 (0.59 to 1.0)

0.38 (0.27 to 0.51)

44

0.10*

  1. Note. * p < 0.05. ** p < 0.01. *** p < 0.001.