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Table 4 ROC analyses of DASS21 to predict depression and/or anxiety* in Vietnamese women

From: Validation of the depression anxiety stress scales (DASS) 21 as a screening instrument for depression and anxiety in a rural community-based cohort of northern Vietnamese women

 

Cut-off

Se (%)

Sp (%)

AURC (%)

DASS21-D predicts

    

Depression

>= 10

80.8

77.4

80.4

Anxiety

>= 8

70.8

69.0

76.1

CMD

>= 8

74.4

74.2

78.8

DASS21-A predicts

    

Depression

>= 10

80.8

67.7

75.7

Anxiety

>= 10

79.2

67.0

80.6

CMD

>= 10

76.7

71.4

78.7

DASS21-S predicts

    

Depression

>= 14

69.2

65.1

72.6

Anxiety

>= 14

79.2

66.0

80.6

CMD

>= 14

72.1

69.1

77.3

Combination of DASS21-D and DASS21-A predicts

    

Depression

>= 20

80.7

71.3

80.2

Anxiety

>= 20

83.3

71.1

81.5

CMD

>= 20

79.1

75.8

81.7

Combination of DASS21-D and DASS21-S predicts

    

Depression

>= 22

76.9

71.3

79.6

Anxiety

>= 22

87.5

72.1

82.2

CMD

>= 22

79.1

76.4

81.8

Combination of DASS21-A and DASS21-S predicts

    

Depression

>= 24

69.2

69.2

75.7

Anxiety

>= 24

83.3

70.5

82.7

CMD

>= 24

74.4

74.2

79.0

Combination of three sub-scales predicts

    

Depression

>= 36

80.8

75.4

79.2

Anxiety

>= 34

83.3

72.1

83.1

CMD

>= 34

79.1

77.0

81.9

  1. DASS21-D: Depression sub-scale of The Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales 21 items; DASS21-A: Anxiety sub-scale of The Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales 21 items; and DASS21-S: Stress sub-scale of The Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales 21 items. CMD= common mental disorders included depression and anxiety.
  2. Note: *Depression and anxiety were diagnosed by Structured Clinical Interviews for DSM IV.