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Table 3 Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) of three potential cutoffs of the French version of the DIB-R interview

From: Validation of the French version of the Revised Diagnostic Interview for Borderlines (DIB-R) for assessing the psychopathology of borderline personality disorder

Cutoff value of the interview

Sensitivity (95% CI)

Specificity (95% CI)

PPV (95% CI)

NPV (95% CI)

 ≥ 6

.862 (.796 – .913)

.825 (.756 –.881)

.848 (.775 – .902)

.839 (.764–.903)

 ≥ 7

.800 (.724 – .864)

.912 (.861 – .944)

.912 (.850 – .950)

.800 (.734 – .856)

 ≥ 8

.692 (.604 – .765)

.930 (.883 –.970)

.918 (.865 – .953)

.726 (.661 – .783)

  1. CI Confidence interval, PPV Positive predictive value, NPV Negative predictive value. According to clinical and statistical criteria, a cutoff of 7 was selected for the French DIB-R
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Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation

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