Positive | Negative | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Symptoms | Pretest, % | Post-test, % | predictive value, % | predictive value, % |
Somatoform | ||||
Tiredness | 0.014 | 0.014 | 0.014 | 0.986 |
Fainting | 0.014 | 0.014 | 0.014 | 0.986 |
Abdominal pain | 0.014 | 0.010 | 0.010 | 0.986 |
Nausea | 0.014 | 0.021 | 0.021 | 0.986 |
Constipation | 0.014 | 0.014 | 0.014 | 0.986 |
Palpitations | 0.014 | 0.012 | 0.012 | 0.986 |
Low back complaint | 0.014 | 0.007 | 0.007 | 0.986 |
Chest symptoms | 0.014 | 0.005 | 0.005 | 0.986 |
Muscle pain | 0.014 | 0.008 | 0.008 | 0.986 |
Headache | 0.014 | 0.011 | 0.011 | 0.986 |
Dizziness | 0.014 | 0.009 | 0.009 | 0.986 |
Disturbances of sleep | 0.014 | 0.026 | 0.025 | 0.986 |
Shortness of breath | 0.014 | 0.015 | 0.014 | 0.986 |
Somatic | ||||
Lymph gland enlargement | 0.014 | 0.005 | 0.005 | 0.986 |
Localised abdominal pain | 0.014 | 0.008 | 0.008 | 0.986 |
Diarrhoea | 0.014 | 0.013 | 0.013 | 0.986 |
Red eye | 0.014 | 0.005 | 0.005 | 0.986 |
Swollen ankles | 0.014 | 0.013 | 0.012 | 0.986 |
Shoulder symptoms | 0.014 | 0.009 | 0.009 | 0.986 |
Hand/finger symptoms | 0.014 | 0.006 | 0.006 | 0.986 |
Hip symptoms | 0.014 | 0.005 | 0.005 | 0.986 |
Tingling fingers/toes/feet | 0.014 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.986 |
Cough | 0.014 | 0.008 | 0.008 | 0.986 |
Throat symptoms | 0.014 | 0.007 | 0.007 | 0.986 |
Pruritus | 0.014 | 0.007 | 0.007 | 0.986 |
Urinary frequency | 0.014 | 0.013 | 0.013 | 0.986 |
Positive predictive value: the chance that a patient consulting the GP with a symptom has depression (incidence). Negative predictive value: the chance that a patient who does not present the symptom episode does not have depressive disorder.