Table 3

PPV (95% CI) of OCD codes in relation to the date and age at the first OCD diagnosis, sex and the inclusion of CYBOCS

CriteriaOCD (all diagnoses)
PPV (95% CI)
DF42.2
PPV (95% CI)
Diagnosed before 20000.74 (0.52 to 0.90) (n=23)0.64 (0.31 to 0.89) (n=11)
Diagnosed after 20000.88 (0.79 to 0.95) (n=77)0.80 (0.66 to 0.89) (n=54)
p=0.09p=0.26
Diagnosed before age 120.83 (0.69 to 0.93) (n=42)0.71 (0.51 to 0.87) (n=28)
Diagnosed after age 120.86 (0.75 to 0.94) (n=58)0.81 (0.65 to 0.92) (n=37)
p=0.69p=0.37
CYBOCS not performed0.75 (0.62 to 0.86) (n=56)0.59 (0.39 to 0.76) (n=29)
CYBOCS performed0.98 (0.88 to 1.00) (n=44)0.92 (0.78 to 0.98) (n=36)
p=0.001*p=0.001*
Female0.88 (0.76 to 0.95) (n=50)0.88 (0.72 to 0.97) (n=33)
Male0.82 (0.69 to 0.91) (n=50)0.66 (0.47 to 0.81) (n=32)
p=0.41p=0.03*
All cases included0.85 (0.76 to 0.91)0.77 (0.65 to 0.86)
  • *p<0.05 statistically significant difference.

  • CYBOCS, Children’s Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale; OCD, obsessive-compulsive disorder; PPV, positive predictive value.