however, the EPDS-3 did not perform as
well as these other measures, with an
AUC of 0.72. When we looked at using an
optimal cutoff score for the full EPDS
($9), the AUC improved (0.90; 95% CI,
0.84–0.96). Similarly, the EPDS-7 at an
optimal cutoff score ($7) also performed
better, with an AUC of 0.89 (95%
CI, 0.83–0.94). The optimal cutoff scores
for the EPDS-2 and EPDS-3 were the
same as the standard cutoff scores.