Table 1 Mean GHQ-28 and BDI scores with regard to sex, group affiliation, and age
From: Self-assessment of the mental health status in older adults in Poland: a cross-sectional study
|  | Women N = 213 | Men N = 87 | p | UHS (I) N = 100 | UTA (II) N = 100 | NH (III) N = 100 | p | 60–69 years old (I) N = 154 | 70–79 years old (II) N = 102 | 80 years old and more (III) N = 44 | p | Total N = 300 | |||||||||||
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\( \overline{x}\pm Sd \) | Me | \( \overline{x}\pm Sd \) | Me | \( \overline{x}\pm Sd \) | Me | \( \overline{x}\pm Sd \) | Me | \( \overline{x}\pm Sd \) | Me | \( \overline{x}\pm Sd \) | Me | \( \overline{x}\pm Sd \) | Me | \( \overline{x}\pm Sd \) | Me | \( \overline{x}\pm Sd \) | Me | ||||||
GHQ-28-A | 8.92 ± 3.45 | 9.0 | 9.08 ± 3.75 | 9.0 | 0.813 | 8.27 ± 3.44 | 8.0 | 8.83 ± 3.24 | 9.0 | 9.79 ± 3.76 | 9.0 | I-II I-III II-III | 0.958 0.019 0.249 | 8.82 ± 3.36 | 8.0 | 8.76 ± 3.52 | 9.0 | 9.91 ± 4.05 | 10.0 | I-II I-III II-III | 1.00 0.283 0.378 | 8.96 ± 3.53 | 9.0 |
GHQ-28-B | 7.5 ± 4.38 | 7.0 | 6.91 ± 4.96 | 6.0 | 0.133 | 6.69 ± 4.21 | 6.0 | 7.14 ± 4.23 | 6.5 | 8.15 ± 5.08 | 7.5 | I-II I-III II-III | 1.00 0.133 0.652 | 7.41 ± 4.13 | 7.0 | 7.12 ± 5.06 | 6.5 | 7.52 ± 4.82 | 6.5 | I-II I-III II-III | 0.845 1.00 1.00 | 7.33 ± 4.55 | 7.0 |
GHQ-28-C | 8.79 ± 3.57 | 7.0 | 8.83 ± 4.16 | 7.0 | 0.625 | 7.64 ± 2.89 | 7.0 | 8.53 ± 2.85 | 7.0 | 10.24 ± 4.72 | 9.0 | I-II I-III II-III | 0.099 < 0.001 0.133 | 8.11 ± 3.16 | 7.0 | 8.93 ± 3.66 | 7.0 | 10.93 ± 4.9 | 10.0 | I-II I-III II-III | 0.413 0.005 0.152 | 8.8 ± 3.74 | 7.0 |
GHQ-28-D | 3.3 ± 2.65 | 2.0 | 3.23 ± 3.04 | 2.0 | 0.346 | 2.58 ± 2.17 | 2.0 | 3.19 ± 2.37 | 2.0 | 4.07 ± 3.42 | 3.0 | I-II I-III II-III | 0.140 < 0.001 0.304 | 3.26 ± 2.59 | 2.0 | 2.96 ± 2.64 | 2.0 | 4.09 ± 3.48 | 3.0 | I-II I-III II-III | 0.401 0.619 0.072 | 3.28 ± 2.77 | 2.0 |
GHQ-28_total | 28.51 ± 10.9 | 27.0 | 28.05 ± 13.34 | 24.0 | 0.163 | 25.18 ± 9.63 | 23.0 | 27.69 ± 9.57 | 27.0 | 32.25 ± 14.1 | 29.0 | I-II I-III II-III | 0.170 < 0.001 0.206 | 27.6 ± 9.95 | 25.5 | 27.77 ± 12.16 | 25.0 | 32.45 ± 14.91 | 29.5 | I-II I-III II-III | 1.00 0.393 0.269 | 28.37 ± 11.64 | 26.0 |
BDI | 12.84 ± 8.23 | 11.0 | 11.34 ± 8.33 | 8.0 | 0.085 | 10.28 ± 6.65 | 8.5 | 10.87 ± 7.86 | 9.0 | 16.07 ± 8.96 | 14.5 | I-II I-III II-III | 1.00 < 0.001 < 0.001 | 11.2 ± 7.34 | 11.0 | 12.53 ± 8.57 | 10.0 | 16.34 ± 9.5 | 14.0 | I-II I-III II-III | 0.929 0.003 0.05 | 12.41 ± 8.27 | 11.0 |