Table 3 Prevalence of different degrees of depression according to the BDI scores
Degree of depression | BDI complete (range 0–63) | BDI without somatic items (range 0–45) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Range | Prevalence (%) | Range | Prevalence (%) | |
No depressive symptoms | BDI 0-8 | 19 % | BDI 0-5 | 30 % |
Minimal depressive symptoms | BDI 9-13 | 24 % | BDI 6-9 | 29 % |
Mild depressive symptoms | BDI 14-19 | 26 % | BDI 10-13 | 16 % |
Moderate depressive symptoms | BDI 20-28 | 19 % | BDI 14-20 | 18 % |
Severe depressive symptoms | BDI 29-63 | 12 % | BDI 21-45 | 7 % |