Association of socioeconomic and lifestyle-related risk factors with mental health conditions: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Differences in GHQ-12 scores by gender, disposable income per household, and employment status

Disposable income per household						P value¹⁾		Employment status				P value²⁾
< 2000 K		2000 K – < 6000 K		≥ 6000 K		2000 K – < 6000 K	≥ 6000 K	Full-time		Others
mean	SD	mean	SD	mean	SD	2000 K – < 6000 K	≥ 6000 K	mean	SD	mean	SD
Males
3.992	4.007	2.878	3.295	2.981	3.402	^*	^*	3.033	3.360	2.879	3.405	n.s.
Females
3.790	3.351	3.480	3.340	3.325	3.410	n.s.	n.s.	3.705	3.372	3.579	3.355	n.s.

¹⁾ The Shapiro-Wilk test was used to assess normality of data distribution for GHQ-12 scores. Comparing GHQ-12 scores between three groups (Ref: Household disposable income < 2000 K). P value from Kruskal-Wallis test with Bonferroni correction: ^*P < 0.05
²⁾ Mann–Whitney U test

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