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. 2018 Sep 21;13(9):e0204424. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0204424

Table 2. Male-female comparisons in scores for the life events inventory, occupational stress, resilience and anxiety.

Respondents (number) Median Mean rank Mann-Whitney p Effect size r
Life Events Inventory
    All ages
Male (370) 659 380 <0.001* 0.15
Female (467) 748 450
    Age 0–20 y
Male (370) 66 383 <0.001* 0.13
Female (467) 106 447
    Age 21–40 y
Male (370) 281 371 <0.001* 0.18
Female (467) 345 457
    Previous 2 y
Male (370) 20 386 <0.001* 0.13
Female (467 39 445
    Previous 5 y
Male (370) 70 387 0.001* 0.12
Female (467) 92 444
    Previous 10 y
Male (370) 136 380 <0.001* 0.15
Female (467) 185 450
Occupational Stress
Male (363) 1.90 432 0.005* 0.10
Female (449) 1.81 386
Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale
Male (378) 74 413 0.24 0.04
Female (469) 75 433
Modified Geriatric Anxiety Inventory
Male (379) 20 400 0.012* 0.08
Female (469) 22 444

*: p<0.05