The accuracy of the Italian version of the Hypomania Checklist (HCL-32) for the screening of bipolar disorders and comparison with the Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ) in a clinical sample

Table 2 Best performing cut-off of HCL-32 and MDQ for bipolar II disorders.

MDQ Cut-off	MDQ sensitivity	MDQ specificity	HCL-32 Cut-off	HCL-32 sensitivity	HCL-32 specificity
Total Sample
4	0.90	0.56	8	0.92	0.48
5	0.84	0.70	10	0.88	0.54
6	0.76	0.86	12	0.85	0.61
Bipolar II disorders
4	0.80	0.45	8	0.90	0.42
5	0.70	0.55	10	0.80	0.47
6	0.55	0.65	12	0.80	0.54