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. 2010 Jan 15;3:10.3402/gha.v3i0.2025. doi: 10.3402/gha.v3i0.2025

Table 2.

Distribution of positive answers on each of SRQ-20 items

Men (n=1,705) Women (n=1,720)


Questions N (%) N (%) P-value (z)
Often headache 472 27.7 857 49.8 <0.000 (−1.3)
Poor appetite 165 9.7 199 11.6 0.035 (−1.8)
Sleeping badly 294 17.2 359 20.9 0.003 (−2.8)
Easily frightened 34 2.0 107 6.2 <0.001 (−6.2)
Hands shaking 72 4.2 78 4.5 0.33 (−0.4)
Feeling nervous, tense, worried 289 17.7 293 17.0 0.71 (0.5)
Poor digestion 146 8.6 133 7.7 0.83 (0.9)
Having trouble thinking clearly 121 7.1 189 11.0 <0.0001 (−3.9)
Feeling unhappy 64 3.8 152 8.8 <0.0001 (−6.0)
Crying more than usual 6 0.4 50 2.9 <0.001 (−5.7)
Daily activities hardly found enjoyable 84 4.9 104 6.1 0.06 (−1.54)
Difficult making decision 39 2.3 39 2.3 0.5 (0)
Daily work suffering 48 2.8 39 2.3 0.8 (0.9)
Unable to play a useful part 77 4.5 75 4.4 0.6 (0.1)
Lost interest in things 39 2.3 71 4.1 0.0014 (−2.9)
Feeling worthless 33 1.9 53 3.1 0.012 (−2.2)
Having though of ending life 14 0.8 57 3.3 <0.001 (−5.15)
Feeling tired all the time 209 12.3 377 21.9 <0.001 (−7.5)
Uncomfortable feeling in stomach 230 13.5 177 10.3 0.99 (2.9)
Being easily tired 175 10.3 314 18.3 <0.0001 (−6.7)