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Table 4 Symptoms of common mental health problems according to ICD-10 criteria and the frequency of high symptom scores based on cut-off, by sex and age

From: How often do German children and adolescents show signs of common mental health problems? Results from different methodological approaches – a cross-sectional study

 

ICD-10 criteria [95% CI]

Questionnaire cut-off [95% CI]

Male

Female

Male

Female

7-10 parent-report

  

     Depressive episode

4.3 [2.4-6.2]

5.2 [2.7-7.8]

11.3 [8.3-14.3]

9.9 [6.7-13.2]

     Generalized anxiety

3.6 [1.9-5.3]

4.1 [2.3-5.9]

12.5 [9.4-15.5]*

17.1 [13.2-20.9]

     Conduct disorder

21.9 [17.8-26.1]*

12.2 [8.4-15.9]

16.0 [12.4-19.6]

14.9 [11.1-18.7]

11-17 parent-report

  

     Depressive episode

8.2 [6.1-10.3]

9.7 [7.2-12.1]

10.7 [8.2-13.3]

11.5 [8.9-14.2]

     Generalized anxiety

7.6 [5.4-9.8]

5.4 [3.6-7.1]

8.7 [6.4-10.9]

11.3 [8.7-13.9]

     Conduct disorder

17.3 [14.0-20.7]*

10.7 [7.9-13.5]

15.0 [11.9-18.2]

13.1 [10.2-16.0]

11-17 self-report

  

     Depressive episode

15.3 [12.4-18.2]

15.0 [12.1-17.8]

12.3 [9.6-15.0]*

21.2 [18.0-24.4]

     Generalized anxiety

7.2 [5.1-9.4]*

14.7 [11.9-17.4]

11.8 [9.2-14.5]*

18.9 [16.0-22.0]

  1. For depression ICD-10 criteria according to mild depressive episode are shown. *P < 0.05.