Dimensional (premenstrual symptoms screening tool) vs categorical (mini diagnostic interview, module U) for assessment of premenstrual disorders

Table 6 The cut-off scores of the Premenstrual Symptoms screening tool items with the corresponding the Mini international neuropsychiatric interview, module U items

Symptom	PSST	MINI-U	AUC	95%CI	J	Cut-off	Sensitivity	Specificity
Anger/irritability	1	U3 - D	0.804a	(0.73-0.88)	0.48	2.5	0.780	0.696
Anxiety/tension	2	U3 - B	0.740a	(0.67-0.81)	0.41	2.5	0.608	0.800
Tearful/sensitive to rejection	3	U3 - C	0.835a	(0.77-0.90)	0.63	1.5	0.814	0.812
Depressed mood/hopelessness	4	U3 - A	0.735a	(0.66-0.81)	0.38	1.5	0.718	0.658
Decreased interest in work activities	5	U3 - E	0.752a	(0.68-0.83)	0.45	2.5	0.590	0.860
Decreased interest in home activities	6	U3 - E	0.743a	(0.67-0.82)	0.39	2.5	0.602	0.783
Decreased interest in social activities	7	U3 - E	0.768a	(0.70-0.84)	0.43	1.5	0.795	0.634
Difficulty concentrating	8	U3 - F	0.806a	(0.74-0.88)	0.55	1.5	0.842	0.706
Fatigue/lack of energy	9	U3 - G	0.728a	(0.64-0.81)	0.36	1.5	0.823	0.535
Overeating/food cravings	10	U3 - H	0.700a	(0.62-0.78)	0.36	2.5	0.495	0.861
Insomnia	11	U3 - I	0.614a	(0.530.70)	0.17	1.5	0.500	0.671
Hypersomnia	12	U3 - I	0.732a	(0.66 0.81)	0.39	2.5	0.537	0.852
Feeling overwhelmed or out of control	13	U3 - J	0.714a	(0.63 0.80)	0.39	1.5	0.667	0.722
Physical symptoms	14	U3 - K	0.723a	(0.60 0.85)	0.33	2.5	0.643	0.682
Symptoms interfered with:
Work efficiency/productivity	A	U2	0.696a	(0.62 0.77)	0.32	1.5	0.677	0.639
Relationship with co-workers	B	U2	0.674a	(0.60 0.75)	0.30	1.5	0.527	0.771
Relationship with family	C	U2	0.686a	(0.61 0.76)	0.30	1.5	0.753	0.542
Your social life activities	D	U2	0.729a	(0.65 0.80)	0.38	1.5	0.677	0.699
Home responsibilities	E	U2	0.724a	(0.65 0.80)	0.40	1.5	0.688	0.711

^aP < 0.01. PSST: Premenstrual Symptoms screening tool; MINI-U: The mini international neuropsychiatric interview, module U; AUC: Area under the curve; CI: Confidence interval; J: Youden index.