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Table 3 Seasonal differences in mental distress

From: Is there a negative impact of winter on mental distress and sleeping problems in the subarctic: The Tromsø Study

  Season for attending the study
Polar night Spring Polar day Autumn χ21 p1
HSCL-10 score 1.26 (0.36)2 1.25 (0.35)2 1.27 (0.37)2 1.27 (0.37)2 5.514 0.3189
High mental distress 3 206 (7.7)4 107 (6.6)4 97 (8.0)4 180 (7.3)4 2.767 0.420
  1. 1Kruskal-Wallis test.
  2. 2Mean (SD).
  3. 3HSCL10 score≥1.85.
  4. 4Number (%).
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BMC Psychiatry

ISSN: 1471-244X

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