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Table 1 Distribution of patient characteristics according to diagnostic status for major depressive disorder

From: The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for detection of major depressive disorder in primary care: consequences of current thresholds in a crosssectional study

 

Major depressive disorder

Total

 

No

(N = 1176)

Yes

(N = 176)

 

Male gender, n (%)

448 (39)

50(28)

498 (37)

Age (years), mean(SD)

52 (17)

46(14)

51 (17)

PHQ-9, median(IQR1)

2 (1-5)

9 (6-14)

3 (1-6)

PHQ-2, median(IQR)

0 (0-1)

2 (2-4)

0 (0-2)

Physical functioning, SF-12, median(IQR)

50 (40-54)

48 (40-57)

49 (40-54)

Mental functioning, SF-12, median(IQR)

52 (45-56)

30 (25-38)

50 (41-56)

Sick days (n), median(IQR)

0 (0-5)

3 (0-10)

0 (0-5)

Consultations in previous 12 months(n), median(IQR)

9 (5-16)

12 (7-20)

10 (5-16)

  1. 1 IQR - interquartile ranges