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Table 6 BDI-II and RCADS mean scores (SD) by sex and diagnosis

From: Detecting depression among adolescents in Santiago, Chile: sex differences

 

DEPRESSED

NON-DEPRESSED

Differences

BDI-II

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (99% CI)

n

n

p values

  Boys

19.09 (8.15)

12.61 (7.47)

6.48 (3.92 – 9.04)

 

97

167

<0.001

  Girls

26.67 (10.15)

14.93 (7.57)

11.74 (9.07 – 14.41)

 

204

103

<0.001

Differences

Mean (99% CI)

Mean (99% CI)

 

p values

p values

 

7.58 (4.76 – 10.41)

2.32 (−0.12 – 4.75)

 
 

<0.001

0.014

 

RCADS

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (99% CI)

n

n

p values

  Boys

22.15 (7.54)

17.64 (7.52)

4.51 (2.00 – 7.02)

 

96

163

<0.001

  Girls

26.81 (8.06)

18.92 (6.75)

7.89 (5.62 – 10.16)

 

204

102

<0.001

Differences

Mean (99% CI)

Mean (99% CI)

 

p values

p values

 

4.66 (2.13 – 7.19)

1.28 (−1.09 – 3.65)

 
 

<0.001

0.162

 
  1. SD = Standar Deviation; 99% CI = 99% Confidence Interval; n = sample size.