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. 2013 Mar 20;13:91. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-13-91

Table 3.

Normative data from the general population for the PHQ-15

 
Total
Men
 
 
 
 
 
 
Women
 
 
 
 
 
 
  14-92 yr
14-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
≥75
14-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
≥75
N=5,031 N=292 N=279 N=396 N=414 N=398 N=397 N=156 N=272 N=351 N=542 N=457 N=446 N=395 N=236
M
3.8
1.8
2.0
2.6
3.3
4.3
4.4
5.8
3.2
3.5
3.7
3.8
4.7
5.2
6.5
SD
4.1
3.0
2.8
3.6
3.7
4.1
4.3
5.2
3.8
3.7
3.8
3.8
4.1
4.1
4.7
Sum
Percentilea
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Score
0
11.1
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.6
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.4
1
28.7
51.0
38.6
31.2
27.1
16.9
17.7
14.1
30.9
23.9
19.8
19.5
10.1
18.8
4.3
2
41.3
67.5
58.8
47.5
41.2
28.0
30.3
23.1
48.5
36.2
32.9
33.7
18.7
29.2
10.2
3
52.5
77.4
73.6
64.0
53.8
41.2
40.4
32.1
56.6
51.3
48.1
46.8
28.8
39.1
18.7
4
62.1
83.6
81.9
74.6
63.2
52.5
51.5
42.3
67.3
60.4
58.4
57.5
39.2
50.5
29.4
5
70.8
88.0
88.8
84.0
72.6
61.9
59.6
48.7
73.2
68.7
69.9
66.7
50.7
60.7
39.6
6
77.8
90.8
93.5
89.3
80.9
71.5
70.2
56.4
80.1
79.5
78.0
74.0
60.9
70.8
50.2
7
82.4
92.8
94.2
91.9
85.5
78.3
78.0
62.2
84.6
86.0
83.4
80.7
69.7
75.9
60.9
8
85.9
93.2
94.6
92.6
88.4
81.1
80.8
66.7
86.4
89.7
86.9
85.3
75.9
79.7
68.1
9
89.2
94.2
96.4
93.9
90.1
86.1
83.8
74.4
90.8
92.6
90.0
90.2
81.2
84.5
75.7
10
91.7
96.9
97.1
95.4
93.5
89.9
87.6
80.1
93.8
93.4
92.6
92.3
85.3
89.3
79.6
11
93.4
96.9
98.9
96.4
94.9
93.2
89.4
82.7
94.1
94.9
94.3
93.7
88.6
91.4
83.4
12
94.7
97.6
98.9
96.4
96.1
94.2
92.4
86.5
96.0
96.6
95.6
95.4
90.5
93.1
85.1
13
95.9
98.3
98.9
96.7
97.1
95.5
93.6
89.7
96.7
97.2
96.3
96.5
92.7
95.7
88.5
14
97.0
99.3
98.9
97.7
98.1
96.7
95.7
92.3
97.4
97.7
97.6
98.0
94.4
97.0
90.6
15
97.7
99.7
98.9
98.0
98.5
97.2
96.5
94.9
98.2
97.7
98.7
98.5
96.0
98.2
92.8
16
98.2
99.9
98.9
98.7
98.8
98.2
97.0
94.9
98.9
98.3
98.9
98.7
97.1
98.2
95.3
17
98.6
99.9
99.3
98.7
99.0
98.2
97.7
94.9
98.9
98.6
99.1
98.7
98.1
99.5
96.2
18
98.9
99.9
99.6
99.2
99.3
98.5
98.7
95.5
98.9
98.6
99.1
99.1
98.5
99.7
97.0
19
99.2
99.9
99.6
99.2
99.5
98.7
98.7
95.5
99.6
99.4
99.4
99.3
98.5
99.9
97.4
20
99.5
99.9
99.9
99.2
99.5
99.2
98.7
96.2
99.9
99.7
99.4
99.3
99.3
99.9
98.3
21
99.7
99.9
99.9
99.2
99.8
99.9
99.7
98.1
99.9
99.7
96.6
99.3
99.3
99.9
98.7
22
99.8
99.9
99.9
99.2
99.8
99.9
99.7
98.7
99.9
99.7
99.8
99.3
99.3
99.9
98.7
23
99.8
99.9
99.9
99.2
99.8
99.9
99.9
98.7
99.9
99.7
99.8
99.3
99.3
99.9
99.6
24
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.2
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.7
99.8
99.3
99.3
99.9
99.9
25
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.7
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.7
99.8
99.3
99.9
99.9
99.9
26
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.7
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.8
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
27
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.7
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
28
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
29
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
30 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9

a Percentiles indicate the rank of the subject compared to other subjects of the same age group and gender.