Antenatal screening timeline and cutoff scores of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale for predicting postpartum depressive symptoms in healthy women: a prospective cohort study

Table 2 Predictive validity of each cutoff score of EPDS at second trimester for predicting postpartum depressive symptoms^a

Cutoff score^b		Sensitivity, %	Specificity, %	PPV, %	NPV, %	PLR	NLR
EPDS ≥ 4	52 (42.7)	92.9	63.8	25.5	98.5	2.6	0.1
EPDS ≥ 5	37 (29.8)	85.7	77.1	33.3	97.6	3.8	0.2
EPDS ≥ 6	26 (21.0)	71.4	85.7	40.0	95.7	5.0	0.3
EPDS ≥ 7	16 (12.9)	50.0	92.4	46.7	93.3	6.6	0.5

NLR negative likelihood ratio, NPV negative predictive value, PLR positive likelihood ratio, PPV positive predictive value
^aPostpartum depressive symptoms were defined as an EPDS score ≥ 9 at one month postpartum
^bCutoff score of EPDS at the second trimester
^cThis analysis included participants who completed EPDS both at the second trimester and one month postpartum (N = 124)

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