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Table 2 The expected prevalence of MDQ positivity according to different cut off value of item 1 and positive response to items 2 and 3

From: Evaluation of mood disorder questionnaire positivity and associated factors in a population-based screening study

Cut-off

Frequency

Percent (%)a

Expected prevalence %b

5

46

10.6

13.1

6

39

9.0

12.0

7

33

7.6

11.9

8

27

6.3

13.4

9

16

3.7

10.3

  1. aThe frequency according to different cut-off scores were found from positive responses to item 1 + item 2 + item 3
  2. bExpected prevalence % was calculated according to sensitivity values reported in (Konuk et al., 2007)
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