Table 4.

Group differences between police and a general Norwegian population sample. General population: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (N = 61,216)

		Police		General population
Females		mean	SD	mean	SD	p
Age	HADS-Ab
20–29		4.0	(2.6)	4.5	(3.2)	*
30–39		4.2	(3.0)	4.6	(3.4)	*
40–49		4.2	(3.3)	4.6	(3.5)	Ns
50–59		4.1	(3.2)	4.8	(3.6)	Ns
	HADS-Db
20–29		1.6	(1.9)	2.2	(2.4)	***
30–39		2.5	(2.5)	2.7	(2.8)	Ns
40–49		3.0	(3.1)	3.2	(3.0)	Ns
50–59		3.2	(3.2)	3.7	(3.1)	Ns
Males
Age	HADS-Ab
20–29		3.2	(2.3)	4.1	(2.9)	***
30–39		3.7	(2.8)	4.2	(3.1)	***
40–49		4.0	(3.1)	4.2	(3.3)	*
50–59		3.6	(3.3)	4.0	(3.6)	*
	HADS-Db
20–29		1.5	(1.9)	2.4	(2.4)	***
30–39		2.8	(2.8)	2.9	(2.7)	Ns
40–49		3.6	(3.1)	3.6	(3.0)	Ns
50–59		3.7	(3.2)	4.1	(3.2)	*

Note. *p < 0.05, ***p < 0.001.

^b HADS – Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale