Sentences with phrase «high positive predictive value»

Similarly, a rule - in algorithm based on troponin I levels provided a high positive predictive value with 83 %.

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This cutoff point corresponds to 80th percentile scores for community samples and has a 95 % sensitivity for diagnosing major depressive disorder (MDD) among low - income women, although the specificity and positive predictive value for MDD are low (70 % and 0.28, respectively).29, 30 The cutoff point of 16 has been used by many investigators assessing depressive symptoms in a variety of cohorts, including pregnant women.28 — 33 When studying depressive symptoms during pregnancy, some investigators chose to use a higher CES - D cutoff point (eg, the 90th percentile) to account for the possibility that symptoms of normal pregnancy may overlap with symptoms of depression.9, 18 There is no evidence that this approach is more accurate or preferable to using the cutoff point of 16, and the use of higher cutoff points increases specificity but decreases sensitivity for MDD.28 We used a consistent cutoff point of 16 to define depressive symptoms before and after parturition.

Although the sensitivity of the CES - D among low - income women is high, the positive predictive value remains low.30 Data obtained in our study were based on maternal reports, which may be subject to reporting bias; however, there is no reason to suspect differential reporting among the 3 symptom groups.