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Table 4 Proportion of clinician-diagnosed depression among participants with major depressive disorder (MDD) across depression severity indicators

From: Respondents’ report of a clinician-diagnosed depression in health surveys: comparison with DSM-IV mental disorders in the general adult population in Germany

 

Participants who met the criteria for 12-month MDD (n = 284)

12-month clinician-diagnosed depression

No 12-month clinician-diagnosed depression

    
 

Row

%(w) (95%CI)

Row

%(w) (95%CI)

Bivariate OR (95%CI)

p

Adjusted ORa (95% CI)

p

Any comorbid mental disorderb

37.9 (29.4–47.3)

62.1 (52.7–70.6)

3.3 (1.3–8.5)

0.012

6.6 (1.7–25.6)

0.006

No comorbid mental disorderb

15.5 (7.4–29.8)

84.5 (70.2–92.6)

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Number of depression symptoms

 Mild (5/9 symptoms)

19.0 (10.5–31.9)

81.0 (68.1–89.5)

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 Moderate (6&7/9 symptoms)

27.2 (19.4–36.7

72.8 (63.3–80.6)

1.6 (0.7–3.7)

0.275

2.3 (0.9–5.4)

0.066

 Severe (8&9/9 symptoms)

49.5 (34.4–64.7)

50.5 (35.3–65.6)

4.2 (1.7–10.4)

0.002

7.0 (2.6–19.0)

<0.001

Thoughts of death or suicide, or having suicide plan or attemptc

41.8 (32.3–52.0)

58.2 (48.0–67.7)

3.6 (1.8–7.3)

<0.001

3.2 (1.4–7.4)

0.006

No thoughts of death or suicide, or having suicide plan or attemptc

16.5 (10.2–25.6)

83.5 (74.4–89.8)

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  1. a adjusted for sex, age groups, number of outpatient physician visits
  2. b dysthymia, bipolar disorder I and II, panic disorder, agoraphobia, generalized anxiety disorder, social phobia, specific phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder, PTSD, pain disorder, undifferentiated somatoform disorder, alcohol and medication abuse and dependence, possible psychotic disorders (screening without further differential diagnosis), anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, mental disorder due to general medical conditions or substance induced disorders
  3. c based on the CIDI depression section