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Table 2 Assessment of the presence of depressive symptoms in respondents according to BDI and suspicion of non-psychotic mental symptoms in respondents according to GHQ-28 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

 

BDI scores

p

GHQ-28 scores

p

Below 21 points

N = 245

21 and more points

N = 55

Below 23 points

N = 245

23 and more points

N = 55

Women

N = 213

n

173

40

0.755

72

141

0.073

%

81.22

18.78

33.80

66.20

Men

N = 87

n

72

15

39

48

%

82.76

17.24

44.83

55.17

UHS

N = 100

n

90

10

<0.001

46

54

0.044

%

90.00

10.00

46.00

54.00

UTA

N = 100

n

89

11

36

64

%

89.00

11.00

36.00

64.00

NH

N = 100

n

66

34

29

71

%

66.00

34.00

29.00

71.00

60–69

N = 154

n

134

20

0.025

60

94

0.521

%

87.01

12.99

38.96

61.04

70–79

N = 102

n

80

22

38

64

%

78.43

21.57

37.25

62.75

80 and more

N = 44

n

31

13

13

31

%

70.45

29.55

29.55

70.45

  1. Abbreviations: BDI Beck Depression Inventory, GHQ-28 General Health Questionnaire, NS Not significant, UHS University of the Healthy Senior, UTA University of the Third Age, NH Nursing Home