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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Feb 12.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 Sep 22;56(11):2033–2038. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01956.x

Table 5.

Sex and disorder comparisons of global Sheehan Disability Scale rating

Condition Male Female Total Male vs Female Depression vs. physical
condition*
n x s.e n x s.e n X s.e Z p-value Z p
Depression 5 14.5 2.5 40 12.5 1.7 65 13.3 1.4 −0.56 0.58
Arthritis 221 9.9 0.6 233 11.9 0.7 454 10.9 0.5 −2.21 0.03 −27.495 0.001
Back/Neck
Pain
64 11.8 1.2 81 9.8 0.9 145 10.7 0.7 −1.16 0.25 −14.799 0.001
HBP 16 11.5 2.5 12 6.9 2.4 28 9.5 1.8 −0.95 0.34 −7.141 0.01
Asthma 5 9.6 2.6 16 8.6 2.1 21 8.9 1.7 −0.53 0.55 −6.000 0.01
Diabetes 3 2.7 2.7 6 6.0 4.1 9 4.9 2.8 −0.31 0.76 −3.7423 0.01
*

Analysis controlled for age and sex