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. 2017 Sep 4;40(2):115–122. doi: 10.1590/1516-4446-2016-2139

Table 2. Proportion of women who reported symptoms on the SRQ-20 among those suspected of having common mental disorders, Salvador, Brazil.

Scale/categories %
Score ≥ 8 Suspect/CFA Suspect/LCA
CMD prevalence 37.6 52.0 44.4
Depressive/anxious
 Feel nervous, tense, or worried 96.2 95.6 96.2
 Easily frightened 82.0 70.6 70.2
 Feel unhappy 85.8 74.3 96.0
 Cry more than usual 51.3 38.6 49.8
Somatic symptoms
 Often have headaches 74.4 65.3 80.3
 Sleep badly 71.3 59.9 75.3
 Uncomfortable feelings in the stomach 55.8 50.4 66.1
 Poor digestion 43.4 38.1 52.9
 Poor appetite 61.7 50.9 67.1
 Hands shake 48.5 37.7 48.6
Reduced vital energy
 Easily tired 69.0 60.8 83.4
 Difficult to make decisions 56.3 50.2 60.3
 Difficult to enjoy your daily activities 52.4 52.0 64.2
 Daily work suffering 31.5 24.4 31.4
 Feel tired all the time 73.9 65.4 85.2
 Trouble thinking clearly 52.0 42.6 53.5
Depressive thoughts
 Unable to play a useful part 21.6 20.0 49.3
 Lost interest in things 51.3 44.1 88.0
 Thought of ending your life 17.8 13.8 40.7
 Feel that you are a worthless person 28.7 23.0 67.3

CFA = correspondence factor analysis; CMD = common mental disorders; LCA = latent class analysis; SRQ-20 = Self Reporting Questionnaire.