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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Affect Disord. 2014 Mar 26;162:1–7. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.03.028

Table 4.

Depression severity based on PHQ-9 and EPDS

Depression Severity N=1517
n %
PHQ-9
 None (0~4) 481 31.7
 Mild depression (5~9) 590 38.9
 Moderate depression (10~14) 258 17.0
 Moderately severe depression (15~19) 127 8.4
 Severe depression (20~27) 61 4.0
Total score (mean ± standard deviation) 7.8 ± 5.4

EPDS
 0–9; “Normal” 1093 72.1
 10, 11; “Slightly increased risk” 129 8.5
 12–15; “Increased risk” 174 11.5
 ≥16; “Marked risk” 121 8.0
Total score (mean ± standard deviation) 6.7 ± 5.6