Table 3.
Percent classified with clinically significant depressive symptoms using astandardized cut scores for the 20-item CESD and 12 abbreviated scales
| CES-D scale (cut score) | Total Sample (N=80) |
Men (n=24) |
Women (n=56) |
White Caucasian (n=68) |
African American (n=12) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radloff 20 (16+) | 13.8 | 20.8 | 10.7 | 13.2 | 16.7 |
| Lawton 16 (13+) | 11.3 | 16.7 | 8.9 | 11.8 | 8.3 |
| Kohout 11 (9+) | 17.5 | 16.7 | 17.9 | 16.2 | 25.0 |
| Andresen 10 (8+) | 27.5 | 27.2 | 26.8 | 26.5 | 33.3 |
| Cole 10 (8+) | 15.0 | 25.0 | 10.7 | 14.7 | 16.7 |
| Kohout 10 (8+) | 21.3 | 25.0 | 19.6 | 20.6 | 25.0 |
| Santor 9 (7+) | 26.3 | 25.0 | 26.8 | 26.5 | 25.0 |
| Melchior 8 (6+) | 13.8 | 16.7 | 12.5 | 13.2 | 16.7 |
| Turvey 8 (6+) | 27.5 | 29.2 | 26.8 | 27.9 | 25.0 |
| Bohannon 5 (4+) | 23.8 | 25.0 | 23.2 | 25.0 | 16.7 |
| Lewisohn 5 (4+) | 28.8 | 33.3 | 26.8 | 29.4 | 25.0 |
| Shrout 5 (4+) | 17.5 | 25.0 | 14.3 | 16.2 | 25.0 |
| Melchior 4 (3+) | 21.3 | 20.8 | 21.4 | 20.6 | 25.0 |
Note: All values are reported as percentages