Table 1.
Frequency of mental distress, help-seeking behaviour and psychiatric illness in male and female deletion carriers and controls completing the mental health questionnaire
| Measure | Male control | Male deletion | Statistical analysis | Female control | Female deletion | Statistical analysis |
| Ever suffered mental distress preventing usual activities? (Yes/No) | 15 068 (26%)/42 882 (74%) | 12 (57%)/9 (43%) | χ2 [1]=9.02, p=0.003 | 29 250/46 323 | 30/63 | χ2 [1]=1.37, p=0.242 |
| Ever sought or received help for mental distress? (Yes/No) | 17 522/41 137 | 7/14 | χ2 [1]=0.01, p=0.914 | 35 122/41 035 | 39/56 | χ2 [1]=0.786, p=0.375 |
| Social anxiety or social phobia (Yes/No) | 756/58 099 | 0/21 | P>0.99 | 892/75 547 | 1/94 | P>0.99 |
| Phobia (other than social or agoraphobia) (Yes/No) | 576/58 279 | 1/20 | P=0.187 | 1256/75 183 | 2/93 | P=0.671 |
| Panic attacks (Yes/No) | 2266/56 589 | 1/20 | P=0.562 | 5197/71 242 | 6/89 | χ2 [1]=0.000, p>0.99 |
| Obsessive compulsive disorder (Yes/No) | 329/58 526 | 1/20 | P=0.111 | 508/75 931 | 0/95 | P>0.99 |
| Depression (Yes/No) | 9188/49 667 | 6/15 | P=0.125 | 19587/56 852 | 24/71 | χ2 [1]=0.000, p>0.99 |
| Anxiety, nerves or generalised anxiety disorder (Yes/No) | 6287/52 568 | 3/18 | P=0.486 | 12889/63 550 | 16/79 | χ2 [1]=0.000, p>0.99 |