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Figure 39: GHQ-30, BDI-II and PDS mean scores and standard deviations by
gender
Sex GHQ-30 BDI - II PDS
Mean 10.43 19.91 25.83
Women
N 46 46 46
Std. Deviation 9.5 12.51 15.24
Mean 9.96 18.3 24.78
Men
N 28 27 27
Std. Deviation 10.08 15.91 15.10
Mean 10.26 19.32 25.44
Total
N 74 73 73
Std. Deviation 9.66 13.78 15.09
Figure 40: GHQ-30, BDI-II and PDS mean scores by age
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
under 30
30-50
age
over 50
GHQ
BDI
PDS
Participants who stated that they had problems with physical health scored
significantly higher on psychological health measures than those who stated that their
physical health was good or fair (Figure 41) (t-test).