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Table 4 Endorsement probabilities and class membership for GHQ-12 across latent classes

From: A distress-continuum, disorder-threshold model of depression: a mixed-methods, latent class analysis study of slum-dwelling young men in Bangladesh

GHQ-12 Items

Severely distressed

(n = 211)

Distressed

(n = 329)

Wellness

(n = 284)

1. Not able to concentrate

 Never

0.24

0.10

0.72

 Sometimes

0.29

0.85

0.23

 Often

0.44

0.06

0.05

 Always

0.03

0.00

0.00

2. Loss of sleep over worry

 Never

0.22

0.33

0.67

 Sometimes

0.50

0.62

0.31

 Often

0.23

0.05

0.02

 Always

0.05

0.00

0.00

3. Not playing an important part

 Never

0.15

0.16

0.79

 Sometimes

0.38

0.78

0.17

 Often

0.47

0.06

0.03

 Always

0.01

0.00

0.01

4. Not capable of making decisions

 Never

0.10

0.03

0.52

 Sometimes

0.43

0.81

0.39

 Often

0.44

0.16

0.09

 Always

0.03

0.00

0.00

5. Consistently under strain

 Never

0.07

0.20

0.54

 Sometimes

0.50

0.62

0.39

 Often

0.38

0.18

0.05

 Always

0.05

0.00

0.03

6. Couldn’t overcome difficulties

 Never

0.01

0.03

0.63

 Sometimes

0.59

0.76

0.28

 Often

0.37

0.21

0.07

 Always

0.03

0.00

0.03

7. Not able to enjoy normal activities

 Never

0.10

0.05

0.72

 Sometimes

0.30

0.91

0.24

 Often

0.59

0.03

0.03

 Always

0.02

0.00

0.01

8. Not able to face problems

 Never

0.08

0.01

0.54

 Sometimes

0.26

0.88

0.36

 Often

0.64

0.11

0.09

 Always

0.01

0.00

0.01

9. Feeling unhappy and depressed

 Never

0.34

0.31

0.76

 Sometimes

0.45

0.66

0.21

 Often

0.19

0.03

0.02

 Always

0.02

0.00

0.01

10. Losing confidence

 Never

0.60

0.60

0.94

 Sometimes

0.20

0.39

0.03

 Often

0.09

0.01

0.01

 Always

0.11

0.00

0.02

11. Thinking of self as worthless

 Never

0.68

0.58

0.95

 Sometimes

0.22

0.41

0.04

 Often

0.05

0.01

0.00

 Always

0.05

0.00

0.00

12. Not feeling reasonably happy

 Never

0.40

0.17

0.82

 Sometimes

0.29

0.77

0.16

 Often

0.27

0.06

0.01

 Always

0.03

0.01

0.01