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Table 6 Mean (M) and standard deviation (SD) of the depression score of subgroups of employees according to gender, age group and occupational status (WT: blue- or white-collar Workers and Technicians; Ma: engineers or junior executives and upper Management)

From: A validation study of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) in a large sample of French employees

Female M(SD)

Male M(SD)

Age according occupational status

Age according occupational status

Under 30

WT

2.88 (2.9)

Under 30

WT

2.74 (2.7)

n = 1361

 

n = 1327

Ma

2.41 (2.5)

 

Ma

2.34 (2.4)

n = 695

n = 1016

30 to 39

WT

3.66 (3.2)

30 to 39

WT

3.54 (3.2)

n = 1535

n = 2014

Ma

3.05 (3.0)

Ma

2.69 (2.6)

n = 1229

n = 2230

40 to 49

WT

4.16 (3.6)

40 to 49

WT

4.02 (3.3)

n = 1034

n = 1341

Ma

3.61 (3.3)

Ma

3.08 (3.0)

n = 859

n = 1981

50 and over

WT

4.33 (3.6)

50 and over

WT

4.45 (3.5)

n = 894

n = 1100

Ma

3.99 (3.5)

Ma

3.22 (3.1)

n = 465

n = 1911