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. 2014 Jan 13;14:8. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-14-8

Table 1.

Distribution of CES-D/DASS-21 depression among students attending a women’s college, 2012

Mental Health Scale Univariate statistic
CES-D score (N = 240)
 
  Mean (SD)
12.4 (9.8)
  Median (IQR)
10 (10)
  Range
54
  Percent ≥16 score (Exact 95% CI)a
26.3% (20.8-32.3%)
DASS-21 score (N = 227)
 
  Mean (SD)
9.5 (9.6)
  Median (IQR)
6 (12)
  Range
42
  Percent ≥14 score (Exact 95% CI)b
26.0% (20.4-32.3%)
Percent agreement
83.6%
Kappa statisticc 0.57, p-value <0.001

Note.aCES-D score ≥16 is defined as moderate depressed mood by Radloff [30].

bDASS-21 score ≥14 is defined as moderate to extremely severe depression by Lovibond and Lovibond [31].

cAssessed agreement between moderately depressed mood by CES-D and DASS-21.