Table 3

Sensitivity and specificity of alternative cutoff points in the 'equal sample population' and the 'representative sample population'

Equal sample population (n = 560): 280 healthy working employees plus 280 employees on sick leave for psychological complaints
Representative sample population (n = 3677): 3605 healthy working employees plus 72 employees on sick leave for psychological complaints

Cutoff
Sensitivity
Specificity
Cutoff
Sensitivity
Specificity
7.50
.979
.854
7.50
.973
.830
8.50
.975
.882
8.50
.973
.863
9.50
.950
.893
9.50
.945
.884
10.50
.939
.914
10.50
.945
.905
11.50
.929
.921
11.50
.932
.918
12.50
.907
.936
12.50
.890
.932
13.50
.882
.954
13.50
.877
.945

van Rhenen et al. Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2008 3:3   doi:10.1186/1745-6673-3-3