Table 1 Prevalence of depressive symptoms (certainly true scores only) constituting a current major depressive episode in boys and girls

Depressed mood (one of the following):

35.55; <0.001

I felt really down

18.30; <0.001

I felt like crying

80.90; <0.001

I felt that I could not shake off my sad feelings even with help from my family or friends

9.78; <0.01

I felt bothered by people and things

6.83; <0.01

Diminished interest:

I have lost my interest in other people or things

0.01; ns

Other depressive symptoms (≥ 4 symptoms present):

0.06; ns

I did not feel like eating; my appetite was poor

0.77; ns

I didn’t sleep well

6.23; <0.05

I was tired

3.36; ns

I felt that many bad things were my fault

4.85; <0.05

I found it difficult to concentrate.

0.12; ns