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. 2021 May 11;9:667379. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.667379

Table 5.

Focus on Anxiety, Depression, Stress, and Mental Health: analysis of categorical tests (IES, GHQ) data (n, % column).

Variable BAI BDI IES GHQ
Minimum Medium High Minimal Mild Moderate Severe Subclinical Mild Moderate Severe No problem Some problems Several problems
N (%) 653 N = 318 N = 207 N = 128 N = 471 N = 104 N = 51 N = 27 N = 207 N = 213 N = 148 N = 85 N = 53 N = 330 N = 270
BAI Low (0–21) 579 (89%) 462 (98%) 84 (81%) 27 (53%) 6 (22%) 206 (100%) 200 (94%) 122 (82%) 51 (60%) 52 (98%) 316 (96%) 211 (78%)
Moderate (22–35) 62 (9%) 9 (2%) 20 (19%) 21 (41%) 12 (44%) 1 (0%) 13 (6%) 25 (17%) 23 (27%) 1 (2%) 12 (4%) 49 (18%)
High (>36) 12 (2%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 3 (6%) 9 (33%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (1%) 11 (13%) 0 (0%) 2 (1%) 10 (4%)
BDI Minimal (0–13) 479 (73%) 191 (41%) 166 (35%) 86 (18%) 28 (6%) 49 (92%) 297 (90%) 125 (46%)
Low (14–19) 104 (16%) 15 (14%) 33 (32%) 38 (37%) 18 (17%) 3 (6%) 26 (8%) 75(28%)
Moderate (20–28) 51 (7%) 1 (2%) 11 (22%) 17 (33%) 22 (43%) 1 (2%) 5 (2%) 45 (17%)
High (29–63) 27 (4%) 0 (0%) 3 (11%) 7 (26%) 17 (63%) 0 (0%) 2 (1%) 25 (9%)
IES Minimal (0–8) 207 (32%) 24 (45%) 140 (42%) 43 (16%)
Low (9–25) 213 (32%) 17 (32%) 122 (37%) 74 (27%)
Moderate (26–43) 148 (23%) 9 (17%) 48 (15%) 91 (34%)
High (>44) 85 (13%) 3 (6%) 20 (6%) 62 (23%)
GHQ Low (0–14)
Moderate (15–19)
High (20–36)

Only statistically significant differences (p <0.05) are shown; for all comparisons a p <0.001 was observed.

BAI, Beck Anxiety Inventory; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; IES, Impact of Event Scale; GHQ, General Health Questionnaire; p, p-Value; Min, Minimal; Mod, Moderate.

Cut-off scores

BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY Low 0–21, Moderate 22–35, High ≥ 36.

BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY Minimal 0–13, Mild 14–19, Moderate 20–28, Severe 29–63.

IMPACT OF EVENT SCALE Subclinical 0–8, Mild 9–25, Moderate 26–43, Severe ≥ 44.

GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE No problem 0–14, Some problems 15–19, Several problems 20–36.