Table 3.

Sensitivity, Specificity, and ROC curve analyses for Rx-CAGE and POMI-e

MeasureCut off score (equal or higher than)Sensitivity* (%)Specificity* (%)AUC95% CIP value
Rx-CAGE162.864.30.540.52–0.57.001
235.686.40.560.53–0.60<.001
POMI-e182.867.70.580.55–0.60<.001
269.485.60.630.60–0.66<.001
  • ROC, receiver operating characteristic; CI, confidential interval; AUC, area under the curve; RxCAGE, Cut down, Annoyed, Guilty, and Eye-opener questionnaire modified to focus on prescription medications; POMI-e, Prescription Opioid Misuse Index expanded to include all prescription medications.

  • * Having 1 or more positive Health Cheq Rx misuse items was used as the comparison.