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Table 4 Comparison of the total EPDS and the EPDS-3A with respect to percentage of identified cases with clinical levels of anxiety

From: Can the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale-3A be used to screen for anxiety?

Anxiety caseness statusa

 

Not case

Case

 

EPDS-3A

EPDS-3A

 

Below cutoff

Above cutoff

Total

Below cutoff

Above cutoff

Total

Total EPDS

Total EPDS

Below cutoffb

90.9%

1.8%

92.7%

26.5%

2.5%

29.0%

Total EPDS

Above cutoff

1.3%

6.0%

7.3%

2.5%

68.4%

70.9%

Total EPDS-3A

92.2%

7.8

–

29.0%

70.9%

–

  1. All values are calculated on the re-weighted data such that it represents the actual distribution in the target population. The value in bold represents the proportion of anxiety cases identified with the EPDS-3A that are not identified by the total EPDS
  2. aAnxiety caseness status defined by a score within the clinical range on the anxiety scale of the Hopkins Symptom Check-List − 63, for which national norms exist [25, 26]
  3. bA cutoff of 5 or more is used as suggested by the data, see Table 2