Depression and Anxiety in Patients with Chronic Renal Failure: The Effect of Sociodemographic Characteristics

Table 2

Mean scores ± SD of GHQ-28 health subscales, depression and state-trait anxiety. Independent samples 𝑡-test demonstrating differences between men and women.

	(𝑁=86) Men; 𝑀 ± SD	(𝑁=58) Women; 𝑀 ± SD	𝑃 value
GHQ-28 subscales
Somatic symptoms	1.73 ± 0.50	1.87 ± 0.60	NS**
Anxiety/insomnia	1.66 ± 0.60	1.78 ± 0.72	NS
Social dysfunction	2.20 ± 0.43	2.35 ± 0.51	NS
Severe depression	1.35 ± 0.55	1.62 ± 0.86	.05*
Total score	1.74 ± 0.41	1.91 ± 0.58	NS
CES-D
depression	11.94 ± 10.73	14.32 ± 12.56	NS
STAI I
state anxiety	28.77 ± 7.11	32.39 ± 12.22	NS
STAI II
trait anxiety	33.30 ± 7.85	38.21 ± 10.14	.01*

* 𝑃<.05; 𝑁=144.
**NS: not significant.