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Table 3 The validity of the SCOFF in detecting current eating disorders (women only)

From: Validation of the Finnish version of the SCOFF questionnaire among young adults aged 20 to 35 years

Threshold (number of positive answers)

Sensitivity

% (95% Cl)

Specificity

% (95% Cl)

Pos. Predictive value

% (95% Cl)

Neg. Predictive value

% (95% Cl)

≥ 1

100.0 (63–100.0)

64.1 (58.5–69.5)

6.8 (3.0–13.0)

100.0 (98.1–100.0)

≥ 2

75.0 (34.9–6.87)

84.2 (79.6–88.1)

11.1 (4.2–22.6)

99.2 (97.2–99.9)

≥ 3

25.0 (3.2–65.1)

95.6 (92.8–97.7)

13.3 (1.7–40.5)

98.0 (95.7–99.3)