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. 2021 Oct 5;375:n2183. doi: 10.1136/bmj.n2183

Table 2.

Distribution of participant data by subgroup*

Participant subgroup
Semistructured diagnostic interviews Fully structured diagnostic interviews Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview
Studies (No) Participants (No) Major depression No (%) Studies (No) Participants (No) Major depression No (%) Studies (No) Participants (No) Major depression No (%)
All participants 47 11 234 1528 (14) 20 17 167 1352 (8) 33 16 102 1661 (10)
Participants not currently diagnosed or receiving treatment for a mental health problem 26 3687 603 (16) 5 4001 289 (7) 15 8365 578 (7)
Age <60 years 42 7349 1131 (15) 20 13 784 1087 (8) 31 10 489 1119 (11)
Age ≥60 years 39 3860 397 (10) 15 3374 265 (8) 27 5585 533 (10)
Women 46 6986 1040 (15) 20 9603 793 (8) 32 9574 1126 (12)
Men 39 4168 488 (12) 18 7554 557 (7) 30 6511 534 (8)
Country with very high human development index 38 9156 1047 (11) 16 15 422 1149 (7) 21 10 484 1108 (11)
Country with high human development index 5 811 215 (27) 0 0 0 7 3753 237 (6)
Country with low or medium human development index 4 1267 266 (21) 4 1745 203 (12) 5 1865 316 (17)
Non-medical care 2 567 105 (19) 4 8219 371 (5) 9 7802 117 (15)
Primary care 14 4566 683 (15) 7 4746 425 (9) 9 5063 543 (11)
Inpatient specialty care 12 2355 257 (11) 2 593 72 (12) 3 473 106 (22)
Outpatient specialty care 21 3746 483 (13) 7 3609 484 (13) 12 2634 511 (19)
*

Some variables were coded at the study level, while others were coded at the participant level. Thus, the number of studies does not always add up to the total for each reference standard.