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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Med. 2010 Jan 11;40(10):1679–1690. doi: 10.1017/S0033291709992157

Table 1.

Comparison major depression (MD) criteria symptoms

Response variable n A1
Depressed
mood
A2
Loss of
interest
A3
Appetite/
Weight
A4
Sleep
A5
Psychomotor
Agitation/
Retardation
A6
Fatigue
A7
Worhtlessness/
Guilt
A8
Trouble
concentrating
A9
Suicidal
ideation
Co-morbidities lifetime
General anxiety disorder (last year) 1015 OR 1.11 0.80 0.95 0.95 2.02*** 0.72 0.79 1.15 1.11
BL CI 0.23–5.34 0.44–1.44 0.59–1.51 0.58–1.56 1.19–3.45 0.46–1.12 0.52–1.20 0.75–1.76 0.70–1.75
Panic (broad) 859 OR 1.20 1.17 0.79 0.66* 1.45 0.93 1.10 0.92 1.28
BL CI 0.27–5.38 0.60–2.26 0.51–1.23 0.41–1.06 0.85–2.49 0.59–1.49 0.72–1.67 0.61–1.40 0.84–1.94
Panic disorder 859 OR xxx 0.58 0.69 0.60 1.10 1.08 1.46 0.73 2.02**
BL CI 0.22–1.50 0.33–1.44 0.28–1.27 0.45–2.67 0.48–2.46 0.71–3.00 0.37–1.45 1.04–3.95
Any phobia 881 OR 1.19 0.76 1.00 0.76 1.30 0.97 1.35* 0.75* 1.18
BL CI 0.45–3.13 0.49–1.17 0.72–1.39 0.53–1.08 0.91–1.86 0.70–1.35 1.00–1.84 0.55–1.02 0.85–1.65
Alcohol dependence 880 OR 1.85 0.97 0.81 0.83 0.98 0.98 1.48** 0.87 1.07
BL CI 0.64–5.33 0.61–1.55 0.58–1.15 0.57–1.20 0.67–1.44 0.69–1.40 1.06–2.06 0.63–1.20 0.76–1.52
Nicotine dependence 558 OR 3.54 1.03 0.90 0.72 1.35 0.62** 1.60** 0.76 1.25
BL CI 0.71–17.62 0.57–1.83 0.59–1.39 0.46–1.14 0.85–2.15 0.40–0.96 1.07–2.38 0.51–1.13 0.83–1.90
Any illicit drug dependence 844 OR 1.81 0.91 0.54*** 0.89 1.22 0.76 1.21 1.02 1.72**
BL CI 0.40–8.09 0.48–1.75 0.34–0.86 0.53–1.50 0.71–2.10 0.48–1.22 0.76–1.92 0.65–1.59 1.10–2.70
Adult antisocial personality trait 753 OR 1.35 1.01 0.58** 0.91 1.01 0.64* 1.18 1.06 1.97***
BL CI 0.37–4.86 0.54–1.90 0.37–0.91 0.55–1.50 0.60–1.69 0.41–1.01 0.76–1.84 0.69–1.64 1.29–3.02
Personality traits
Higher neuroticism score 977 OR 1.37 0.72* 0.67*** 0.66*** 0.93 1.08 2.06 0.77* 1.48***
CL CI 0.56–3.34 0.50–1.05 0.51–0.90 0.49–0.90 0.68–1.26 0.82–1.43 1.58–2.69 0.59–1.01 1.11–1.98
Higher extraversion score 977 OR 0.72 1.15 1.16 1.21 1.11 1.02 0.67*** 1.25* 0.77*
CL CI 0.31–1.67 0.81–1.65 0.89–1.52 0.90–1.61 0.83–1.48 0.78–1.33 0.52–0.87 0.97–1.60 0.59–1.01
Characteristics of index episode
Anxiety symptoms co-occurring 992 OR 0.73 0.79 0.48*** 1.38 2.04 0.71 1.37 1.03 0.79
BL CI 0.21–2.62 0.45–1.39 0.30–0.77 0.89–2.12 1.33–3.11 0.46–1.10 0.91–2.06 0.68–1.55 0.48–1.29
Duration depressive episode in weeks 1015 OR 0.78 0.66 0.92 0.73 0.77 0.66** 1.27 1.03 2.13
CL CI 0.21–2.88 0.38–1.15 0.61–1.40 0.48–1.13 0.48–1.22 0.44–0.98 0.86–1.88 0.70–1.51 1.47–3.09
Chronic MD (duration ≥12 months) 1015 OR 0.61 0.62 0.98 0.76 0.80 0.64** 1.27 1.03 2.06
BL CI 0.17–2.23 0.34–1.10 0.63–1.54 0.48–1.20 0.49–1.33 0.42–0.98 0.84–1.93 0.69–1.56 1.39–3.06
Something happened before episode 1015 OR 0.80 1.88** 1.52* 1.16 0.97 0.69 1.13 1.33 0.42
BL CI 0.18–3.56 1.07–3.30 0.97–2.38 0.70–1.90 0.57–1.63 0.42–1.13 0.73–1.75 0.86–2.05 0.28–0.65
Seeking help 1014 OR 4.18* 0.77 1.01 0.98 0.72* 0.76* 1.16 0.83 1.91
BL CI 0.95–18.34 0.51–1.18 0.74–1.39 0.70–1.38 0.51–1.01 0.56–1.04 0.86–1.56 0.61–1.11 1.39–2.61
Prior depression history
Number of episodes at 1st interview 715 OR 0.72 1.07 0.92 0.90 1.00 1.19 1.06 0.98 0.96
CL CI 0.26–1.98 0.68–1.67 0.67–1.27 0.64–1.26 0.70–1.43 0.87–1.64 0.78–1.42 0.72–1.32 0.70–1.32
Age of first onset of MD 719 OR 0.65 0.82 0.85 1.72** 1.06 0.92 0.92 1.12 0.87
CL CI 0.18–2.26 0.48–1.38 0.58–1.23 1.13–2.62 0.68–1.63 0.63–1.34 0.65–1.31 0.78–1.61 0.59–1.28
Demographic characteristics at index episode
Age (being older) 1015 OR 5.49*** 1.14 0.94 0.75* 1.45** 1.05 0.78* 0.89 1.12
CL CI 1.98–15.28 0.79–1.65 0.71–1.23 0.56–1.01 1.08–1.96 0.80–1.39 0.60–1.01 0.68–1.15 0.85–1.49
Sex (being female) 1015 OR 3.46** 1.05 1.55*** 1.05 0.71** 1.48** 0.85 0.79* 0.75*
BL CI 1.24–9.68 0.70–1.57 1.14–2.10 0.76–1.45 0.51–0.98 1.10–2.00 0.64–1.12 0.59–1.04 0.55–1.02
Married or living with partner 1015 OR 0.45* 0.84 1.04 0.82 1.27 1.08 1.03 0.87 1.19
BL CI 0.17–1.15 0.56–1.28 0.76–1.41 0.59–1.14 0.91–1.76 0.80–1.47 0.77–1.37 0.65–1.16 0.87–1.64
More school years 1015 OR 0.78 1.21 1.02 1.40** 0.71** 1.32** 0.96 1.01 0.71**
CL CI 0.33–1.86 0.83–1.77 0.77–1.36 1.04–1.89 0.52–0.97 1.00–1.75 0.73–1.25 0.77–1.31 0.53–0.94
Higher family income 1015 OR 0.25*** 1.03 0.81 1.33* 0.96 1.25 0.88 1.33** 0.75
CL CI 0.09–0.66 0.71–1.50 0.61–1.07 0.98–1.77 0.71–1.30 0.95–1.64 0.68–1.14 1.03–1.73 0.57–1.00
Other validators
Childhood sexual abuse 900 OR 0.76 1.08 0.97 0.87 1.49 0.90 1.05 0.68* 1.32
BL CI 0.20–2.89 0.59–1.97 0.61–1.55 0.53–1.41 0.90–2.48 0.57–1.42 0.69–1.60 0.45–1.04 0.85–2.05
New episode of MD 876 OR 0.57 1.55* 0.91 1.01 1.09 1.03 0.98 0.95 0.92
BL CI 0.22–1.46 0.96–2.49 0.65–1.27 0.70–1.45 0.75–1.56 0.74–1.45 0.72–1.34 0.69–1.30 0.65–1.28
MD diagnosis in co-twina 800 OR 0.55 1.04 1.05 1.20 1.03 1.14 1.04 0.92 0.76
BL CI 0.21–1.46 0.66–1.63 0.75–1.47 0.83–1.74 0.71–1.49 0.82–1.60 0.76–1.43 0.67–1.26 0.53–1.07
Mean OR (S.D.) 1.99 (1.18) 1.25 (0.24) 1.26 (0.29) 1.28 (0.19) 1.28 (0.29) 1.25 (0.20) 1.25 (0.23) 1.17 (0.14) 1.46 (0.39)
a

One-tailed p values, regression model with zygosity as additional covariate;

n, sample size, differences in sample sizes throughout validators due to missing data; BL, binary logit model; CL, cumulative logit model, covariates included in the model: age, sex and criteria symptom count; xxx, no valid regression model; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

*

p<0.1, shaded cells are significant at the p<0.05 level,

**

p<0.05,

***

p<0.01.

p<0.001,

p<0.0001.