Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, ISSN 1918-3003 print, 1918-3011 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 6, Number 5, October 2014, pages 374-378


Validation of the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale in a Population of Adult Pregnant Women in Mexico

Figure

Figure 1.
Figure 1. A receiver operating characteristic curve that shows different cut-off points of the EPDS in pregnant women. Good performance of the Mexican version of the EPDS in these women was found at 9/10 cut-off point.

Table

Table 1. Sensitivity and Specificity of the Mexican Version of EPDS at Different Thresholds As Compared With DSM-IV Results in Adult Pregnant Women
 
EPDS scoreSensitivity (%)Specificity (%)
0 - 194.60
1 - 294.68.3
2 - 394.614.9
3 - 494.625.6
4 - 594.638
5 - 694.649.6
6 - 791.957
7 - 886.562
8 - 983.868.6
9 - 1075.774.4
10 - 1164.979.3
11 - 1256.882.6
12 - 1343.286.8
13 - 1440.590.1
14 - 1537.893.4
15 - 1637.894.2
16 - 1737.894.2
17 - 1832.497.5
18 - 192798.3
19 - 2013.599.2
20 - 218.199.2
21 - 225.499.2
22 - 232.7100
24 - 250100