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Table 3 Estimated current (last 2-month) and lifetime prevalence of depressive disorders (with 95% CI) and gender differences among adolescents in Central Norway (weighted analyses)

From: Prevalence and characteristics of depressive disorders in early adolescents in central Norway

 

All

Girls

Boys

Gender difference

 

unweighted n's)

Estimate (95%CI)

unweighted n's)

Estimate (95% CI)

unweighted n's)

Estimate (95% CI)

Chi-sq. (df)

p-value

Current

        

MDD

36

2.6 (1.5 - 4.4)

31

4.7 (2.6 - 8.4)

5

0.4 (0.3 - 0.6)

6.22 (1)

< 0.001

Dysthymia

21

1.0 (0.8 - 1.1)

18

1.7 (1.4 - 2.0)

3

0.3 (0.2 - 0.4)

1.75 (1)

< 0.001

Depression NOS

49

6.3 (3.7 - 10.3)

40

8.2 (4.9-13.3)

9

4.3 (1.4-12.8)

2.21 (1)

NS

Any depression

94

9.3 (6.4 - 13.3)

79

13.7 (9.5-19.2)

15

5.2 (1.7-12.8)

7.96 (1)

0.04

Lifetime

        

MDD

64

5.8 (3.9 - 8.6)

55

10.7 (6.9 - 16.1)

9

0.8 (0.7 - 1.0)

15.38 (1)

< 0.001

Dysthymia

39

5.4 (3.2 - 9.1)

33

8.5 (4.9 - 14.1)

6

2.3 (0.5-10.2)

6.42 (1)

NS

Depression NOS

72

13.0 (9.0- 18.4)

56

14.1 (9.4-20.6)

16

11.9 (6.2-21.6)

0.38 (1)

NS

Any depression

159

23.0 (18.1 - 28.8)

130

31.1(24.3-38.7)

29

14.8 (8.5-24.4)

12.81 (1)

< 0.01