TABLE 1.

Endorsement Proportions for the Nine DSM-III-R MD Criteria A and Duration Requirement Reported by Males and Females Over a 1-Year Time Period

MD Symptom Criteria	Endorse Prop M	Endorse M/F	Endorse Prop F
2 Loss of interest	0.224	0.891	0.252
9 Thoughts of death	0.038	0.856	0.045
5 Psychomotor problems	0.189	0.828	0.228
8 Cannot concentrate	0.106	0.828	0.128
4 Sleep problems	0.201	0.820	0.245
10 Duration criterion	0.266	0.785	0.339
7 Feelings worthless	0.099	0.767	0.129
1 Depressed mood	0.299	0.742	0.404
6 Fatigue	0.185	0.739	0.250
3 Weight problems	0.176	0.656	0.269

Note: Proportions are for N = 5,090 males and N = 3,885 females. Symptom endorsements are arranged in descending order according to the male-female endorsement proportion ratio.