Psychometric evaluation of the Malay version of the Montgomery- Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS-BM)

BMC Psychiatry

Table 4 Comparison between individuals with and without depression with regard to the MADRS-BM total scores and item scores

The MADRS-BM	The MADRS-BM mean scores		Mean difference	Adjusted mean difference^a	P value
	Mean (SD)			(95 % CI)
	Case	Control		(95 % CI)
Mood	0.83	0.45	0.78	0.68	<.001
Mood	(0.91)	(0.23)	0.78	(0.43, 0.92)	<.001
Feelings of unease	1.11	0.39	0.72	0.74	<.001
Feelings of unease	(0.79)	(0.45)	0.72	(0.48, 1.01)	<.001
Sleep	0.97	0.16	0.80	0.73	<.001
Sleep	(0.80)	(0.32)	0.80	(0.49, 0.97)	<.001
Appetite	0.66	0.07	0.59	0.39	<.001
Appetite	(0.90)	(0.21)	0.59	(0.16, 0.63)	<.001
Ability to concentrate	0.96	0.27	0.68	0.70	<.001
Ability to concentrate	(0.87)	(0.46)	0.68	(0.42, 0.98)	<.001
Initiative	0.90	0.23	0.66	0.67	<.001
Initiative	(0.84)	(0.41)	0.66	(0.42, 0.93)	<.001
Emotional involvement	0.88	0.05	0.82	0.83	<.001
Emotional involvement	(0.84)	(0.19)	0.82	(0.62, 1.04)	<.001
Pessimism	1.00	0.23	0.76	0.78	<.001
Pessimism	(0.86)	(0.39)	0.76	(0.52, 1.04)	<.001
Zest for life	0.66	0.04	0.62	0.65	<.001
Zest for life	(0.85)	(0.16)	0.62	(0.42, 0.87)	<.001
Total score	7.97	1.51	6.46	6.21	<.001
Total score	(5.70)	(1.39)	6.46	(4.71, 7.70)	<.001

Note: ^aadjusted for age, gender, ethnicity, educational level, and marital status

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