Table 6.

BDI-II and RCADS mean scores (SD) by sex and diagnosis

	DEPRESSED	NON-DEPRESSED	Differences
BDI-II	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean (99% CI)
	n	n	p values
Boys	19.09 (8.15)	12.61 (7.47)	6.48 (3.92 – 9.04)
	97	167	<0.001
Girls	26.67 (10.15)	14.93 (7.57)	11.74 (9.07 – 14.41)
	204	103	<0.001
Differences	Mean (99% CI)	Mean (99% CI)
	p values	p values
	7.58 (4.76 – 10.41)	2.32 (−0.12 – 4.75)
	<0.001	0.014
RCADS	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean (99% CI)
	n	n	p values
Boys	22.15 (7.54)	17.64 (7.52)	4.51 (2.00 – 7.02)
	96	163	<0.001
Girls	26.81 (8.06)	18.92 (6.75)	7.89 (5.62 – 10.16)
	204	102	<0.001
Differences	Mean (99% CI)	Mean (99% CI)
	p values	p values
	4.66 (2.13 – 7.19)	1.28 (−1.09 – 3.65)
	<0.001	0.162

SD = Standar Deviation; 99% CI = 99% Confidence Interval; n = sample size.