Table 5.
Scores on PHQ-9 that were obtained in a previous normative study (Nan et al., 2013) and the scores that were obtained in the present study.
| Minimal (0–4) | Mild (5–9) | Moderate (10–14) | Moderately severe (15–19) | Severe (≥20) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nan et al. (2013) | |||||
| Total (N=16039) | 88.2% | 9.7% | 1.5% | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| Female (N=8727) | 86.3% | 11.1% | 1.9% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| Male (N=7312) | 90.3% | 8.2% | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| The present study | |||||
| Sex | |||||
| Total (N=1208) | 762 (63.1%) | 272 (22.5%) | 116 (9.6%) | 37 (3.1%) | 21 (1.7%) |
| Female (N=633) | 377 (59.5%) | 151 (23.9%) | 69 (10.9%) | 23 (3.6%) | 14 (2.1%) |
| Male (N=575) | 385 (67.0%) | 121 (21.0%) | 47 (8.1%) | 15 (2.5%) | 8 (1.3%) |
| Age (years) | |||||
| 18–24 (N=129) | 64 (49.9%) | 36 (27.9%) | 19 (14.8%) | 6 (4.6%) | 3 (2.7%) |
| 25–34 (N=188) | 116 (61.5%) | 48 (25.3%) | 18 (9.4%) | 4 (2.1%) | 3 (1.8%) |
| 35–44 (N=227) | 151 (66.3%) | 47 (20.6%) | 24 (10.8%) | 5 (2.3%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 45–54 (N=242) | 168 (69.3%) | 40 (16.4%) | 21 (8.8%) | 8 (3.2%) | 6 (2.3%) |
| 55–64 (N=193) | 137 (70.9%) | 32 (16.5%) | 18 (9.5%) | 1 (0.4%) | 5 (2.7%) |
| ≥65 (N=213) | 116 (54.3%) | 66 (31.2%) | 14 (6.7%) | 13 (6.2%) | 4 (1.6%) |
| Missing (N=20) | 11 (69.4%) | 3 (21.9%) | 1 (4.4%) | 1 (4.4%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Education level | |||||
| Primary or below (N=215) | 106 (49.6%) | 58 (26.9%) | 29 (13.6%) | 12 (5.6%) | 9 (4.3%) |
| Secondary (N=543) | 356 (65.5%) | 109 (20.1%) | 54 (10.0%) | 18 (3.3%) | 6 (1.1%) |
| Tertiary or above (N=442) | 295 (66.7%) | 103 (23.2%) | 31 (7.1%) | 7 (1.7%) | 6 (1.3%) |
| Missing (N=8) | 5 (58.6%) | 2 (28.3%) | 1 (13.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |