| |
Overall
|
Male
|
Female
|
|---|
|
PHQ-9 scores by severity (score range)
| | | |
|
Minimal (0–4)
|
61.1%
|
65.4%
|
59.0%
|
|
Mild (5–9)
|
25.3%
|
24.5%
|
26.0%
|
|
Moderate (10–14)
|
7.5%
|
6.0%
|
8.3%
|
|
Moderately severe (15–19)
|
2.3%
|
1.6%
|
2.8%
|
|
Severe (20–27)
|
0.8%
|
0.6%
|
1.0%
|
|
Mean PHQ-9 scores by age and sex
| | |
5.42
|
|
18-24 yrs
|
5.33
|
5.20
|
5.23
|
|
25-34 yrs
|
5.09
|
4.87
|
4.61
|
|
35-44 yrs
|
4.44
|
4.20
|
4.55
|
|
45-54 yrs
|
4.09
|
3.49
|
4.09
|
|
55-64 yrs
|
3.68
|
3.14
|
4.09
|
|
65+ yrs
|
3.57
|
3.01
|
3.98
|
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Note. PHQ-9 scale score ranges from 0 to 27 with higher score indicating more frequent occurrence of depressive symptoms. A person scoring 10 or above is classified as ‘PHQ-9screened positive’.
- Total count can be less than 100% due to missing information provided.
