Table 3.
The frequency (%) of normal, probable, and severe mental disorder in the three age groups with respect to different subscales of the GHQ-28
| Subscales |
Elderly
(n=155) |
Middle-aged adults
(n=530) |
Young adults
(n=1574) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somatic symptoms | ||||
| Normal | 86 (55.5) | 333 (62.8) | 1078 (68.5) | <0.001 |
| Probable mental disorder l | 54 (34.8) | 177 (33.4) | 438 (27.8) | |
| Severe mental disorder l | 15 (9.7) | 20 (3.8) | 58 (3.7) | |
| Anxiety | ||||
| Normal | 95 (61.3) | 346 (65.3) | 1067 (67.8) | 0.195 |
| Probable mental disorder l | 49 (31.6) | 164 (30.9) | 445 (28.3) | |
| Severe mental disorder l | 11 (7.1) | 20 (3.8) | 62 (3.9) | |
| Social dysfunction | ||||
| Normal | 68 (43.9) | 234 (44.2) | 757 (48.3) | 0.026 |
| Probable mental disorder | 81 (52.3) | 290 (54.7) | 784 (50.1) | |
| Severe mental disorder | 6 (3.9) | 6 (1.1) | 25 (1.6) | |
| Depression | ||||
| Normal | 136 (87.7) | 479 (90.4) | 1403 (89.1) | 0.006 |
| Probable mental disorder | 12 (7.7) | 46 (8.7) | 148 (9.4) | |
| Severe mental disorder | 7 (4.5) | 5 (0.9) | 23 (1.5) | |
| Total | ||||
| Normal | 96 (61.9) | 353 (66.6) | 1068 (67.9) | 0.289 |
| Disorder | 59 (38.1) | 177 (33.4) | 506 (32.1) |