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. 2024 Jan 3;14:344. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-48792-0

Table 1.

Correlation between pupil dilation and BDI-II items.

BDI-II Item r-value BF10
Sadness -0.19 1.1
Pessimism -0.16 0.5
Feelings of failure -0.18 0.8
Loss of pleasure -0.26 5.9
Feelings of guilt -0.03 0.1
Feelings of punishment -0.04 0.1
Self-dislike -0.16 0.6
Self-criticism -0.15 0.4
Suicidal thoughts -0.15 0.4
Crying -0.12 0.3
Agitation -0.09 0.2
Loss of interest -0.15 0.4
Indecisiveness -0.17 0.6
Worthlessness -0.08 0.2
Loss of energy -0.27 9.0
Changes in sleeping pattern -0.11 0.2
Irritability -0.21 1.6
Changes in appetite -0.02 0.1
Concentration difficulty -0.20 1.3
Fatigue -0.19 1.0
Loss of sexual interest -0.25 4.9
BDI Anhedonia Score (BDI04, BDI12, BDI21) -0.26 5.9

Correlation between pupil dilation and all 21 individual BDI-II items including the commonly computed anhedonia score consisting of the three BDI-II items: loss of pleasure, loss of interest and loss of sexual interest30. Items that show moderate evidence for a correlation, i.e., BF10 > 3 highlighted in bold.