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. 2024 May 1;15:1401142. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1401142

Table 2.

Descriptive information of depression and anxiety symptoms, as well as physical, cognitive, and social factors.

Variable Total CES-D t GAD-7 t
(N = 600) < 16 (n = 336) ≥ 16 (n = 264) < 5 (n = 385) ≥ 5 (n = 215)
M SD M SD M SD M SD M SD
Depression symptoms 16.68 11.73 8.29 3.91 27.36 9.46 -30.75 *** 11.02 7.45 26.81 11.17 -18.55 ***
 Depressed affect   3.95   4.81 0.79 1.18   7.97 4.69 -24.27 ***   1.69 2.78   8.00   5.01 -17.05 ***
 Anhedonia   6.96   3.09 5.28 2.56   9.09 2.28 -19.23 ***   6.07 2.97   8.55   2.61 -10.25 ***
 Somatic complaints   5.01   4.51 2.07 1.70   8.77 4.16 -24.59 ***   2.97 2.84   8.68   4.62 -16.48 ***
 Interpersonal problems   0.76   1.26 0.15 0.43   1.54 1.51 -14.49 ***   0.30 0.75   1.58   1.54 -11.48 ***
Anxiety symptoms   4.11   4.57 1.71 2.69   7.17 4.64 -17.02 ***   1.25 1.28   9.24   3.80 -29.91 ***
 Nervousness   0.58   0.79 0.22 0.50   1.05 0.86 -13.81 ***   0.14 0.35   1.38   0.74 -23.07 ***
 Uncontrollable worry   0.62   0.81 0.25 0.50   1.08 0.90 -13.43 ***   0.20 0.40   1.37   0.83 -19.54 ***
 Excessive worry   0.85   0.84 0.46 0.60   1.35 0.83 -14.59 ***   0.43 0.54   1.61   0.73 -20.72 ***
 Trouble relaxing   0.59   0.76 0.24 0.52   1.04 0.79 -14.19 ***   0.18 0.40   1.32   0.71 -21.60 ***
 Restlessness   0.42   0.73 0.13 0.45   0.78 0.86 -11.04 ***   0.05 0.22   1.07   0.86 -17.15 ***
 Irritability 0.6   0.76 0.26 0.52   1.03 0.80 -13.47 ***   0.19 0.39   1.33   0.70 -22.09 ***
 Feeling afraid   0.45   0.75 0.13 0.44   0.86 0.87 -12.38 ***   0.06 0.26   1.15   0.84 -18.51 ***
Physical factors
 Physical health   2.73   0.78 2.88 0.75   2.55 0.79   5.18 ***   2.85 0.73   2.52   0.83   4.90 ***
 Number of chronic diseases   0.83   1.02 0.74 0.95   0.94 1.09 -2.34 *   0.74 0.91   0.99   1.18 -2.90 **
 Sleep disturbance   7.37   3.58 6.14 2.86   8.95 3.78 -10.03 ***   6.32 3.01   9.27   3.75   -9.90 ***
Cognitive factors
 Perceived stress 16.28   5.44 13.35 4.43 20.02 4.17 -18.80 *** 13.90 4.45 20.54   4.36 -17.65 ***
 Mastery 19.62   3.61 21.61 2.83 17.08 2.82 19.53 *** 20.88 3.28 17.35   3.02  13.00 ***
Social factors
 Social engagement   1.63   0.99 1.69 1.00   1.55 0.98 1.72   1.68 1.00   1.55   0.98 1.53
 Social connection with family   1.99   0.91 2.17 0.90   1.76 0.87 5.69 ***   2.07 0.93   1.85   0.87   2.85 **
 Social connection with friend   1.74   0.91 1.87 0.88   1.57 0.92 3.97 ***   1.81 0.88   1.62   0.95   2.45 **

* p<.05. ** p<.01. *** p<.001.