Table 3. Differences in responses to PHQ-9 items* by TB status.
| Non-TB (n=161) | TB (n=98) | OR (95%CI) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| During the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the problems below? | ||||
| 1. Little interest or little pleasure in doing things? | 105 (65.2) | 65 (66.3) | 1.01 (0.62-1.80) | 0.9 |
| 2. Feeling “down,” depressed or out of perspective? | 107 (66.5) | 71 (72.4) | 1.33 (0.77-2.3) | 0.34 |
| 3. Difficulty getting to sleep or staying asleep, or sleeping more than usual? | 125 (77.6) | 76 (77.6) | 1.0 (0.55-1.9) | 1.0 |
| 4. Feeling tired or low energy? | 143 (88.8) | 80 (81.6) | 0.56 (0.27-1.2) | 0.14 |
| 5. Lack of appetite or overeating? | 117 (72.7) | 85 (86.7) | 2.5 (1.3-4.9) | 0.009 |
| 6. Do you feel bad about yourself – or do you feel that you are a failure or that you have disappointed your family or yourself? | 91 (56.5) | 55 (56.1) | 0.99 (0.6-1.7) | 1.0 |
| 7. Difficulty concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV? | 77 (47.8) | 42(42.9) | 0.81(0.5-1.4) | 0.44 |
| 8. Slow to move or talk, to the point that other people perceive? Or the opposite – being so agitated or restless that you walk around much more than usual? | 99 (61.5) | 54 (55.5) | 0.77(0.4-1.3) | 0.36 |
| 9. Think about hurting yourself in some way or it would be better to be dead? | 34 (21.1) | 21 (21.4) | 1.1(0.5-1.9) | 1.0 |
Data presented as n (%).
95%CI = 95% confidence interval; OR = odds ratio; PHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire; TB = tuberculosis.
*
Symptoms were considered present if endorsed at least some of the time.