Table 7

The individual bias variables that best explained the diagnoses based on adjusted R-squared: major depressive episodes, dysthymic disorder and manic episodes by assumed input symptom prevalence and correlations

Assumed correlations between input symptomsAssumed prevalence of input symptomsMajor depressive episodesDysthymic disorderManic episodes
00.05mde_bias2dys_biasman_bias2
00.050 (95% CI 0 to 0)0.028 (95% CI 0.028 to 0.028)0.001 (95% CI 0.001 to 0.001)
00.1mde_bias2dys_biasman_bias2
00.10.004 (95% CI 0.004 to 0.004)0.053 (95% CI 0.053 to 0.054)0.011 (95% CI 0.011 to 0.011)
00.3mde_bias2dys_biasman_bias1
00.30.015 (95% CI 0.015 to 0.015)0.045 (95% CI 0.045 to 0.045)0.089 (95% CI 0.089 to 0.09)
00.5mde_biasdys_biasman_bias1
00.50.013 (95% CI 0.013 to 0.014)0.007 (95% CI 0.007 to 0.007)0.035 (95% CI 0.034 to 0.035)
00.7mde_biasdys_biasman_bias1
00.70.01 (95% CI 0.01 to 0.01)0 (95% CI 0 to 0)0.002 (95% CI 0.002 to 0.002)
0.10.05mde_bias2dys_biasman_bias1
0.10.050.037 (95% CI 0.037 to 0.037)0.113 (95% CI 0.113 to 0.114)0.083 (95% CI 0.083 to 0.084)
0.10.1mde_bias2dys_biasman_bias1
0.10.10.047 (95% CI 0.047 to 0.048)0.122 (95% CI 0.121 to 0.122)0.116 (95% CI 0.115 to 0.116)
0.10.3mde_bias2dys_mi_biasman_bias1
0.10.30.077 (95% CI 0.077 to 0.077)0.105 (95% CI 0.105 to 0.106)0.198 (95% CI 0.197 to 0.198)
0.10.5mde_bias2dys_mi_biasman_bias1
0.10.50.079 (95% CI 0.079 to 0.08)0.073 (95% CI 0.073 to 0.073)0.166 (95% CI 0.166 to 0.167)
0.10.7mde_bias2dys_mi_biasman_bias1
0.10.70.065 (95% CI 0.065 to 0.065)0.047 (95% CI 0.046 to 0.047)0.094 (95% CI 0.093 to 0.094)
0.40.05mde_bias1dys_mi_biasman_bias1
0.40.050.294 (95% CI 0.293 to 0.295)0.415 (95% CI 0.413 to 0.416)0.432 (95% CI 0.431 to 0.433)
0.40.1mde_bias1dys_mi_biasman_bias1
0.40.10.304 (95% CI 0.303 to 0.304)0.419 (95% CI 0.418 to 0.42)0.445 (95% CI 0.444 to 0.445)
0.40.3mde_bias1dys_mi_biasman_bias1
0.40.30.335 (95% CI 0.334 to 0.335)0.411 (95% CI 0.411 to 0.412)0.473 (95% CI 0.472 to 0.473)
0.40.5mde_bias1dys_mi_biasman_bias1
0.40.50.354 (95% CI 0.354 to 0.355)0.395 (95% CI 0.395 to 0.396)0.475 (95% CI 0.474 to 0.475)
0.40.7mde_bias1dys_mi_biasman_bias1
0.40.70.356 (95% CI 0.355 to 0.356)0.367 (95% CI 0.366 to 0.367)0.451 (95% CI 0.45 to 0.451)
0.70.05mde_bias1dys_mi_biasman_bias1
0.70.050.616 (95% CI 0.615 to 0.617)0.705 (95% CI 0.704 to 0.706)0.723 (95% CI 0.722 to 0.724)
0.70.1mde_bias1dys_mi_biasman_bias1
0.70.10.611 (95% CI 0.611 to 0.612)0.699 (95% CI 0.698 to 0.699)0.72 (95% CI 0.72 to 0.721)
0.70.3mde_bias1dys_mi_biasman_bias1
0.70.30.623 (95% CI 0.623 to 0.624)0.699 (95% CI 0.699 to 0.7)0.728 (95% CI 0.728 to 0.729)
0.70.5mde_bias1dys_mi_biasman_bias1
0.70.50.632 (95% CI 0.632 to 0.633)0.696 (95% CI 0.696 to 0.697)0.731 (95% CI 0.731 to 0.732)
0.70.7mde_bias1dys_mi_biasman_bias1
0.70.70.639 (95% CI 0.638 to 0.639)0.693 (95% CI 0.692 to 0.693)0.732 (95% CI 0.731 to 0.732)
0.90.05mde_bias1dys_mi_biasman_bias1
0.90.050.777 (95% CI 0.776 to 0.778)0.835 (95% CI 0.834 to 0.835)0.847 (95% CI 0.847 to 0.848)
0.90.1mde_bias1dys_mi_biasman_bias1
0.90.10.788 (95% CI 0.788 to 0.789)0.842 (95% CI 0.841 to 0.843)0.855 (95% CI 0.854 to 0.855)
0.90.3mde_bias1dys_mi_biasman_bias1
0.90.30.807 (95% CI 0.806 to 0.807)0.854 (95% CI 0.853 to 0.854)0.867 (95% CI 0.867 to 0.868)
0.90.5mde_bias1dys_mi_biasman_bias1
0.90.50.811 (95% CI 0.811 to 0.811)0.855 (95% CI 0.855 to 0.856)0.87 (95% CI 0.87 to 0.871)
0.90.7mde_bias1dys_mi_biasman_bias1
0.90.70.812 (95% CI 0.811 to 0.812)0.853 (95% CI 0.853 to 0.853)0.869 (95% CI 0.869 to 0.87)
  • See table 2 to 4 for variable definitions. Adjusted R-squared is derived from linear regressions using individual bias variables as predictor with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) derived from 100 simulations for each combination of assumed input symptom prevalence and correlations.

  • CI, confidence interval.