Table 4 Estimated mean duration, age of onset and C-GAS levels (with 95% CI's) for current and worst previous episode (WPE) of depressive disorders among adolescents in Central Norway (weighted analyses)

MDD

10.60 (6.46- 14.74)

2.04

10.67 (4.59-16.76)

2.96

Dysthymia

43.51 (32.84- 54.17)

5.09

19.36(15.52-23.21)

1.80

MDD + Dysthymia*

10.13 (6.36- 13.89)

1.69

4.09 (0.78-7.38)

0.77

Depression NOS

8.30 (6.04-10.57)

1.11

21.20 (4.67-37.74)

8.04

Any Depressive Disorder

14.22 (12.14 - 16.30)

1.05

16.57(9.82 - 23.31)

3.40

Age in years when episode started

Current episode

Worst previous episode

Estimate (95% CI)

S.E.

Estimate (95% CI)

S.E.

MDD

14.05 (13.431-14.79)

0.36

13.30 (12.60-14.00)

0.34

Dysthymia

11.46 (10.55-12.40)

0.44

10.88 (10.16-11.60)

0.34

MDD + Dysthymia*

14.22 (13.72-14.73)

0.22

14.50 (14.17-14.83)

0.77

Depression NOS

14.00 (13.68 - 14.33)

0.16

10.53 (9.14-11.93)

0.68

Any Depressive Disorder

14.06 (13.78 - 14.33)

0.14

11.28 (10.53-12.03)

0.38

C-GAS level

Current episode

Worst previous episode

Estimate (95% CI)

S.E.

Estimate (95% CI)

S.E.

No depressive disorder

84.27(82.65-85.89)

0.82

75.91(69.30 - 82.52)

3.33

MDD

56.95(53.49-60.42)

1.76

56.65 (53.64 - 59.6)

1.52

Dysthymia

69.66 (67.76-71.55)

0.97

59.77 (54.52 - 65.01)

2.65

MDD + Dysthymia

55.99 (54.62-57.36)

0.70

59.51(53.60 - 65.42)

2.99

Depression NOS

70.13(65.58-74.69)

2.31

61.26 (55.98 - 66.54)

2.67

Any Depressive Disorder

66.34 (62.11 - 70.56)

2.15

59.99 (56.78 - 63.20)

1.62