Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics in relation to psychological distress (N = 108,011)
| Variable | GHQ-12 score 0–3 (N = 92,382) |
GHQ-12 score > 3 (N = 15,625) |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 46.9 ± 17.2 | 45.8 ± 16.6 |
| Sex (% male) | 47.8 | 38.8 |
| Country (% England) | 81.5 | 79.2 |
| Smoking (%) | ||
| Never | 49.3 | 42.2 |
| Ex-smoker | 25.2 | 22.5 |
| Current | 25.5 | 35.3 |
| Social occupational group | ||
| Professional | 5.1 | 3.6 |
| Managerial | 27.9 | 25.6 |
| Skilled (non-manual/ manual) | 43.3 | 42.5 |
| Semi-skilled manual | 17.3 | 20.4 |
| Unskilled manual | 5.9 | 7.4 |
| Obesity (%) | 20.9 | 23.1 |
| Chronic illness | 39.3 | 60.6 |
| Physical activity | ||
| None | 49.3 | 58.1 |
| Insufficiently active | 23.8 | 22.1 |
| Meets guidelinesa | 26.9 | 19.8 |
a150 min/wk. of moderate PA, or 75 min/wk. of vigorous PA, or a combination of the two