Table 2 Association between PHQ-9 depression score and SF-12 health related quality of life scores, sick days and number of consultations in the past 12 months.
| Â | Level of depression severity (PHQ-9 score) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Minimal (0-4) | Mild (5-9) | Moderate (10-14) | Moderately severe (15-19) | Severe (20-27) | p-value2 |
Physical functioning, Median (IQR1) | 50 (42-54) | 47 (38-54) | 47 (38-57) | 41 (34-52) | 42 (39-50) | 0.00 |
Mental functioning, Median (IQR) | 54 (49-57) | 42 (33-49) | 30 (25-36) | 26 (21-34) | 21 (17-28) | 0.00 |
Sick days, median (IQR) | 0 (0-4) | 1 (0-7) | 6 (0-15) | 7 (2-20) | 8 (1-15) | 0.00 |
Consultations in previous 12 months, Median (IQR) | 9 (5-15) | 11 (6-17) | 14 (8-22) | 16 (7-27) | 12 (9-25) | 0.00 |