Table 2. Distribution of DASS-21 scores by gender in the sample (N = 783)ᵃ.
DASS, Depression Anxiety Stress Scale; aValues are expressed as No. (%).
| Scale | Level | Male (n=365) | Female (n=418) | Total (n=783) |
| Anxiety Level | Normal | 123 (33.7) | 40 (9.6) | 163 (20.8) |
| Mild | 100 (27.4) | 82 (19.6) | 182 (23.2) | |
| Moderate | 88 (24.1) | 167 (40.0) | 255 (32.5) | |
| Severe | 54 (14.8) | 129 (30.9) | 183 (23.5) | |
| Mean ± SD | 11.62 ± 4.71 | - | - | |
| Stress Level | Normal | 264 (72.3) | 200 (47.8) | 464 (59.2) |
| Mild | 53 (14.5) | 82 (19.6) | 135 (17.3) | |
| Moderate | 41 (11.2) | 113 (27.0) | 154 (19.7) | |
| Severe | 7 (1.9) | 23 (5.5) | 30 (3.8) | |
| Mean ± SD | 14.0 ± 5.78 | - | - | |
| Depression Level | Normal | 215 (58.9) | 172 (41.1) | 387 (49.5) |
| Mild | 80 (21.9) | 107 (25.6) | 187 (23.9) | |
| Moderate | 52 (14.2) | 88 (21.1) | 140 (17.8) | |
| Severe | 18 (4.9) | 51 (12.2) | 69 (8.8) | |
| Mean ± SD | 11.54 ± 5.21 | - | - |