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Table 3 Normative data from the general population for the PHQ-15

From: Standardization of a screening instrument (PHQ-15) for somatization syndromes in the general population

 

Total

Men

      

Women

      
 

14-92 yr

14-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

≥75

14-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

≥75

N=5,031

N=292

N=279

N=396

N=414

N=398

N=397

N=156

N=272

N=351

N=542

N=457

N=446

N=395

N=236

M

3.8

1.8

2.0

2.6

3.3

4.3

4.4

5.8

3.2

3.5

3.7

3.8

4.7

5.2

6.5

SD

4.1

3.0

2.8

3.6

3.7

4.1

4.3

5.2

3.8

3.7

3.8

3.8

4.1

4.1

4.7

Sum

Percentile a

              

Score

0

11.1

0.3

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.3

0.3

0.6

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.3

0.4

1

28.7

51.0

38.6

31.2

27.1

16.9

17.7

14.1

30.9

23.9

19.8

19.5

10.1

18.8

4.3

2

41.3

67.5

58.8

47.5

41.2

28.0

30.3

23.1

48.5

36.2

32.9

33.7

18.7

29.2

10.2

3

52.5

77.4

73.6

64.0

53.8

41.2

40.4

32.1

56.6

51.3

48.1

46.8

28.8

39.1

18.7

4

62.1

83.6

81.9

74.6

63.2

52.5

51.5

42.3

67.3

60.4

58.4

57.5

39.2

50.5

29.4

5

70.8

88.0

88.8

84.0

72.6

61.9

59.6

48.7

73.2

68.7

69.9

66.7

50.7

60.7

39.6

6

77.8

90.8

93.5

89.3

80.9

71.5

70.2

56.4

80.1

79.5

78.0

74.0

60.9

70.8

50.2

7

82.4

92.8

94.2

91.9

85.5

78.3

78.0

62.2

84.6

86.0

83.4

80.7

69.7

75.9

60.9

8

85.9

93.2

94.6

92.6

88.4

81.1

80.8

66.7

86.4

89.7

86.9

85.3

75.9

79.7

68.1

9

89.2

94.2

96.4

93.9

90.1

86.1

83.8

74.4

90.8

92.6

90.0

90.2

81.2

84.5

75.7

10

91.7

96.9

97.1

95.4

93.5

89.9

87.6

80.1

93.8

93.4

92.6

92.3

85.3

89.3

79.6

11

93.4

96.9

98.9

96.4

94.9

93.2

89.4

82.7

94.1

94.9

94.3

93.7

88.6

91.4

83.4

12

94.7

97.6

98.9

96.4

96.1

94.2

92.4

86.5

96.0

96.6

95.6

95.4

90.5

93.1

85.1

13

95.9

98.3

98.9

96.7

97.1

95.5

93.6

89.7

96.7

97.2

96.3

96.5

92.7

95.7

88.5

14

97.0

99.3

98.9

97.7

98.1

96.7

95.7

92.3

97.4

97.7

97.6

98.0

94.4

97.0

90.6

15

97.7

99.7

98.9

98.0

98.5

97.2

96.5

94.9

98.2

97.7

98.7

98.5

96.0

98.2

92.8

16

98.2

99.9

98.9

98.7

98.8

98.2

97.0

94.9

98.9

98.3

98.9

98.7

97.1

98.2

95.3

17

98.6

99.9

99.3

98.7

99.0

98.2

97.7

94.9

98.9

98.6

99.1

98.7

98.1

99.5

96.2

18

98.9

99.9

99.6

99.2

99.3

98.5

98.7

95.5

98.9

98.6

99.1

99.1

98.5

99.7

97.0

19

99.2

99.9

99.6

99.2

99.5

98.7

98.7

95.5

99.6

99.4

99.4

99.3

98.5

99.9

97.4

20

99.5

99.9

99.9

99.2

99.5

99.2

98.7

96.2

99.9

99.7

99.4

99.3

99.3

99.9

98.3

21

99.7

99.9

99.9

99.2

99.8

99.9

99.7

98.1

99.9

99.7

96.6

99.3

99.3

99.9

98.7

22

99.8

99.9

99.9

99.2

99.8

99.9

99.7

98.7

99.9

99.7

99.8

99.3

99.3

99.9

98.7

23

99.8

99.9

99.9

99.2

99.8

99.9

99.9

98.7

99.9

99.7

99.8

99.3

99.3

99.9

99.6

24

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.2

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.7

99.8

99.3

99.3

99.9

99.9

25

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.7

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.7

99.8

99.3

99.9

99.9

99.9

26

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.7

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.8

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

27

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.7

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

28

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

29

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

30

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

  1. a Percentiles indicate the rank of the subject compared to other subjects of the same age group and gender.