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Published in final edited form as: Psychiatry Res. 2013 Aug 22;210(2):10.1016/j.psychres.2013.07.015. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2013.07.015

Table 5.

Mean WHO quality of life scores according to PHQ-9 questionnaire determined MDD disorder status by domain

Quality of life assessed by Domain	Scored high for depression on PHQ-9				P-value
	Yes (n=300)		No (n=626)
	Mean score	SD	Mean score	SD
Physical	44.6	12.7	54.0	12.9	<0.001
Psychological	42.2	15.8	60.7	16.3	<0.001
Social relationships	52.5	23.7	67.4	21.4	<0.001
Environmental	34.3	14.8	44.9	15.3	<0.001

A score of ≥ 9 on PHQ-9 questionnaire was used as cutoff to indicate major depressive disorder (MDD)