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. 2025 May 10;30:37. doi: 10.1265/ehpm.25-00015

Table 4.

Frequencies, mean, SD and 95% CI, according to poor mental health risk by sex.

VARIABLE	Men					Women

	n	Mean	Standard deviation	95% CI	p	n	Mean	Standard deviation	95% CI	p
SEVERITY INDEX^a
GHQ −	1966	4.8	11.4	[4.3–5.3]	<0.001	1863	6.7	12.4	[6.1–7.2]	<0.001
GHQ +	695	11.6	18.7	[10.2–13.0]	<0.001	947	16.2	21.0	[14.9–17.6]	<0.001
THERMOMETER OF HEALTH^b
GHQ −	1945	80.5	16.4	[79.7–81.2]	<0.001	1857	77.7	18.6	[76.8–78.5]	<0.001
GHQ +	692	70.6	22.4	[68.9–72.3]	<0.001	939	65.6	22.7	[64.1–67.0]	<0.001

Note. CI = confidence interval; SD = standard deviation

^a0 representing the total absence of health problems and 100 the worst possible health

^bScore from 0 (worst state of health imaginable) to 100 (best state of health imaginable)