Table 2.

Severity of depressive symptoms according to the PHQ-9 before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Severity of depressive symptoms	Scores	Total		Pre-pandemic cohort		Pandemic cohort
		(N = 432)		(N = 185)		(N = 247)
		n	%	n	%	n	%
None	0–4	268	48.5	138	74.6	130	52.2
Mild	5–9	135	24.4	30	16.2	105	42.2
Moderate	10–14	23	4.2	13	7.0	10	4.0
Moderately severe to severe	15–19	4	0.7	2	1.1	2	0.8
Severe-	≥ 20	2	0.4	2	1.1	0	0.0