DoloTest in General Practice Study: Sensitivity and Specificity Screening for Depression
Table 3
Average score for all DoloTest domains and average DoloTest-Score for patients meeting criteria for depression (MDD) and patients not meeting MDD criteria.
Patients not meeting MDD criteria
Patients meeting MDD criteria
Significance patients MDD/Not MDD
Male
Female
value
Male
Female
value
Male
Female
()
()
M/F
()
()
M/F
Pain
24.8
27.4
0.21
50.5
50.3
0.96
<0.0001*
<0.0001*
(21.7–27.9)
(24.9–29.9)
(41.6–59.3)
(44.5–56.1)
Problems with light physical activity
16.6
20.8
0.001*
46.0
42.9
0.69
<0.0001*
<0.0001*
(14.0–19.3)
(18.6–23.1)
(35.7–56.3)
(37.5–48.3)
Problems with more strenuous activity
27.0
28.1
0.36
62.9
55.0
0.22
<0.0001*
<0.0001*
(23.3–30.7)
(25.3–30.6)
(52.0–73.8)
(48.2–61.8)
Problems doing job
21.1
23.7
0.11
63.0
67.1
0.40
<0.0001*
<0.0001*
(17.4–24.7)
(20.8–26.6)
(50.9–75.0)
(59.6–74.5)
()
()
()
()
Reduced energy and strength
26.9
33.3
0.002*
72.7
74.4
0.58
<0.0001*
<0.0001*
(23.7–30.1)
(30.7–35.9)
(65.9–79.4)
(70.4–78.4)
Low spirits
18.4
25.7
<0.0001*
68.9
73.6
0.11
<0.0001*
<0.0001*
(15.8–20.9)
(23.5–27.9)
(63.2–74.6)
(70.5–76.7)
Reduced social life
14.9
19.3
0.002*
72.1
59.6
0.061
<0.0001*
<0.0001*
(12.4–17.4)
(17.2–21.5)
(64.4–79.9)
(53.4–65.8)
Problems sleeping
17.4
23.8
0.002*
62.9
63.3
0.76
<0.0001*
<0.0001*
(14.8–20.1)
(21.3–26.2)
(54.3–71.5)
(57.9–68.8)
DoloTest-Score
165.2
200.9
0.003*
483.2
474.9
0.77
<0.0001*
<0.0001*
(146.9–183.5)
(185.7–216.1)
(431.5–534.9)
(448.5–501.3)
Statistical significance. Data presented visually in Figure 1.
