Table 4 Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses for each logistic regression model predicting PROMIS depression symptom T-score categories (mild, moderate, and severe) versus PROMIS depression symptom T-scores within normal limits (WNL) from self-reported body temperature.

From: Elevated body temperature is associated with depressive symptoms: results from the TemPredict Study

Model

Outcome

Temperature Cut point (°C)

Sensitivity

Specificity

ROC AUC

Unadjusted

Severe vs WNL

36.612

60.87%

62.34%

0.635

Adjusted

Severe vs WNL

36.375

85.87%

34.05%

0.762

Unadjusted

Moderate vs WNL

36.624

45.87%

63.40%

0.557

Adjusted

Moderate vs WNL

36.350

75.17%

31.55%

0.672

Unadjusted

Mild vs WNL

36.624

42.72%

63.46%

0.537

Adjusted

Mild vs WNL

36.460

61.76%

44.13%

0.612

  1. Note. AUC = Area under the curve; Adjusted = models adjusted for age, biological sex, and self-reported body temperature assessment time of day (see Table 1 note and “Methods”).
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