Table 2.
Comparison of the gender, risk for mental illness based on GHQ-12 and HADS among smokers according to the Fagerström test score levels
| Fagerström test scores (n = 101) | X 2* | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-3 point | 4-6 point | 7-10 point | ||||
| Low dependence | Medium dependence | High dependence | ||||
| n = 46 | n = 28 | n = 27 | ||||
| Gender | Male (n = 69) | 31 (44.9%) | 18 (26.1%) | 20 (29.0%) | 0.6 | 0.725 |
| Female (n = 32) | 15 (46.9%) | 10 (31.2%) | 7 (21.9%) | |||
| GHQ-12 | Positive (n = 38) | 10 (26.3%) | 13 (34.2%) | 15 (39.5%) | 9.6 | 0.008†† |
| Negative (n = 63) | 36 (57.1%) | 15 (23.8%) | 12 (19.0%) | |||
| HADS anxiety | Positive (n = 17) | 4 (23.5%) | 5 (29.4%) | 8 (47.1%) | 5.3 | 0.022† |
| Negative (n = 84) | 42 (50.0%) | 23 (27.4%) | 19 (22.6%) | |||
| HADS depression | Positive (n = 23) | 6 (26.1%) | 8 (34.8%) | 9 (39.1%) | 4.4 | 0.037† |
| Negative (n = 78) | 40 (51.3%) | 20 (25.6%) | 18 (23.1%) | |||
†p < 0.05, ††p < 0.01, *A linear by linear association chi-square test was used.