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Table 2 Summary statistics for various global score thresholds on the EDE-Q, EDE-QS (summation/average), and SCOFF

From: Further development of the 12-item EDE-QS: identifying a cut-off for screening purposes

Cut-off

Rate of probable ED (%)

Se(95%CI)

Sp(95%CI)

PPV(95%CI)

NPV(95%CI)

AUC(95%CI)

EDE-Q

 2.6

25.94

.85(.73–.93)

.80(.77–.84)

.32(.24–.40)

.98(.96–.99)

88(.84–.93)

 2.7

24.87

.83(.71–.92)

.81(.78–.85)

.32(.25–.41)

.98(.96–.99)

 2.8

23.26

.80(.66–.89)

.83(.79–.86)

.33(.25–.42)

.97(.95–.99)

EDE-QS

 13/1.0

26.83

.87(.75–.95)

.80(.76–.83)

.31(.24–.39)

.98(.96–.99)

89(.84–.93)

 14/1.1

23.61

.83(.71–.92)

.83(.79–.86)

.34(.26–.43)

.98(.96–.99)

 15/1.2

21.82

.83(.71–.92)

.85(.81–.88)

.37(.28–.46)

.98(.96–.99)

 16/1.3

19.50

.81(.69–.91)

.87(.84–.90)

.40(.31–.50)

.98(.96–.99)

SCOFF

 2

25.58

.89(.77–.96)

.81(.77–.84)

.34(.26–.42)

.99(.97–.99)

.90(.87–.94)

  1. Note. ED eating disorders, Se Sensitivity, Sp Specificity, PPV Positive Predictive Value, NPV Negative Predictive Value, AUC Area Under the Curve, CI Confidence Interval