Research Article

A Comparison of Depressive Symptom Presentation in Adolescent Type 1 Diabetes and Pediatric Primary Care Samples

Table 1

PHQ-9 score categories for the T1D and primary care groups.

PHQ-9 score category (range)T1DPrimary care
n (%)n (%)

Minimal (0–4)329 (69.0)353 (74.0)
Mild (5–9)98 (20.5)86 (18.0)
Moderate (10–14)39 (8.2)31 (6.5)
Moderately severe (15–19)6 (1.3)4 (0.8)
Severe (≥20)5 (1.0)3 (0.6)