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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of RCADS-25 and RCADS-20 subscales by age group and gender

From: Psychometric evaluation of two short versions of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale

   

RCADS-25

RCADS-20a

   

Broad anxiety

MDD-10

MDD-5

Age group

Gender

N

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

8–12

Boys

2429

5.9 (4.9)

5.0 (3.4)

1.8 (1.8)

Girls

2643

7.4 (5.6)

5.4 (3.8)

2.4 (2.0)

Total

5072

6.7 (5.4)

5.2 (3.6)

2.0 (1.9)

13–18

Boys

32,530

4.3 (3.9)

4.4 (3.3)

1.5 (1.7)

Girls

31,881

6.6 (5.1)

5.8 (4.0)

2.3 (2.1)

Total

64,415

5.5 (4.7)

5.1 (3.7)

1.9 (2.0)

8–18

Boys

34,959

4.4 (4.0)

4.4 (3.3)

1.5 (1.7)

Girls

34,524

6.7 (5.1)

5.8 (4.0)

2.3 (2.1)

Total

69,487

5.6 (4.7)

5.1 (3.7)

1.9 (2.0)

  1. RCADS Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale, MDD Major depressive disorder, M Mean, SD Standard deviation
  2. a The broad anxiety scale of the RCADS-20 is equal to the broad anxiety scale of the RCADS-25