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. 2012 Jan 11;7(1):e28734. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028734

Table 2. Correlation between clinical features of major depression obtained from a structured interview and medical records.

Medical records* Interview Kappa
Yes(%) No(%) Yes(%) No(%)
Family history 409 (20.8) 1482 (75.2) 630 (32.0) 1287 (65.3) +0.62
Fatigue/loss of energy 1796 (91.2) 55 (2.8) 1797 (91.2) 138 (7.0) +0.17
Appetite/weight loss 1351 (68.6) 275 (14.0) 1682 (85.4) 253 (12.8) +0.48
Appetite/weight gain 175 (8.9) 1196 (60.7) 224 (11.4) 1711 (86.9) +0.37
Insomnia 1771 (89.9) 75 (3.8) 1781 (90.7) 148 (7.5) +0.14
Hypersomnia 203 (10.3) 1201 (61.0) 251 (12.7) 1684 (85.5) +0.40
Psychomotor retardation 1169 (59.3) 393 (19.9) 1434 (72.8) 501 (25.4) +0.21
Psychomotor agitation 1280 (65.0) 288 (14.6) 1400 (71.1) 535 (27.2) +0.24
Difficulty concentrating 1543 (78.3) 137 (7.0) 1742 (88.4) 193 (9.8) +0.18
Suicidal ideation/acts 1342 (68.1) 310 (15.7) 1423 (72.2) 405 (20.6) +0.41
Irritable/angry 1266 (64.3) 354 (18.0) 1416 (71.9) 514 (26.1) +0.31
Crying a lot 1230 (62.4) 400 (20.3) 1262 (64.1) 667 (33.9) +0.46
Nervous/jittery/anxious 1695 (86.0) 142 (7.2) 1730 (87.8) 200 (10.2) +0.20
Feelings interfere with daily tasks 1767 (89.7) 119 (6.0) 1616 (82.0) 309 (15.7) +0.40

Kappa is Cohen's kappa statistic (11), all values of which are significant at P<0.0001.

*Sample size varies because of missing data from medical records.