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Table 8 Sensitivity, specificity, Youden's index, false positives and false negatives for the different cut scores of the new set of items (CFRA and experimental items that are uniquely associated with future reports of child maltreatment)

From: Detection of unsafety in families with parental and/or child developmental problems at the start of family support

Cut-off score between

Sensitivity

Specificity

Youden’s index

False positives

False negatives

Total erroneous decisions

Moderate-Low

.952

.387

.339

.587

.002

.589

High – Moderate

.524

.909

.433

.088

.020

.108

Very high – High

.333

.972

.305

.026

.029

.055