Table 3 The frequencies and percentages of the categories of depressive and anxiety symptoms according to the GAD-7 (Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7) and PHQ-9 (The patient health questionnaire-9) scales and the sex-related differences (N = 2138)
n (%) | P (Chi square) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men | Women | Total | < 0.001 | ||
GAD-7 | Low anxiety | 81 (32.5) | 398 (22.4) | 484 (23.6) | |
Mild anxiety | 103 (41.4) | 646 (36.3) | 752 (36.8) | ||
Moderate anxiety | 41 (16.5) | 445 (25.0) | 488 (23.9) | ||
Severe anxiety | 24 (9.6) | 291 (16.3) | 324 (15.8) | ||
PHQ-9 | Low levels of depressive symptoms | 189 (69.2) | 1056 (57.2) | 1253 (58.6) | 0.003 |
Mild depressive symptoms | 42 (15.4) | 383 (20.8) | 427 (20.0) | ||
Moderate depressive symptoms | 26 (9.5) | 216 (11.7) | 246 (11.5) | ||
Moderately severe depressive symptoms | 15 (5.5) | 152 (8.2) | 172 (8.0) | ||
Severe depressive symptoms | 1 (0.4) | 38 (2.1) | 39 (1.8) | ||