Presentation of all single items in the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ 12) for middle-aged women in Scotland and Sweden and OR calculations
| Scotland (n=6250) | Sweden (n=741) | OR | 95% CI | OR* | 95% CI | |||
| n | % | n | % | |||||
| Able to concentrate | ||||||||
| Good | 5858 | 86.0 | 654 | 88.7 | ||||
| Bad | 823 | 14.0 | 83 | 11.3 | 1.28 | 1.01 to 1.63 | 1.14 | 0.89 to 1.46 |
| Able to enjoy day-to-day activities | ||||||||
| As usual | 4826 | 82.0 | 650 | 88.4 | ||||
| Less than usual | 1061 | 18.0 | 85 | 11.6 | 1.68 | 1.33 to 2.13 | 1.52 | 1.20 to 1.94 |
| Lost sleep over worry | ||||||||
| As usual | 4698 | 79.9 | 653 | 88.8 | ||||
| More than usual | 1185 | 20.1 | 82 | 11.2 | 2.01 | 1.58 to 2.55 | 1.88 | 1.47 to 2.39 |
| Been able to face problems | ||||||||
| Same as usual | 5232 | 88.9 | 667 | 91.4 | ||||
| Less able than usual | 650 | 11.1 | 63 | 8.6 | 1.32 | 1.00 to 1.73 | 1.15 | 0.87 to 1.52 |
| Felt playing useful part in things | ||||||||
| Same as usual | 5247 | 89.4 | 684 | 92.7 | ||||
| Less useful than usual | 623 | 10.6 | 54 | 7.3 | 1.50 | 1.13 to 2.01 | 1.35 | 1.00 to 1.81 |
| Been feeling unhappy and depressed | ||||||||
| No more than usual | 4726 | 80.3 | 653 | 88.7 | ||||
| More than usual | 1159 | 19.7 | 83 | 11.3 | 1.93 | 1.52 to 2.45 | 1.68 | 1.32 to 2.13 |
| Felt capable of making decisions | ||||||||
| Same as usual | 5363 | 91.1 | 692 | 94.1 | ||||
| Less so than usual | 522 | 8.9 | 43 | 5.9 | 1.57 | 1.14 to 2.16 | 1.40 | 1.01 to 1.95 |
| Been losing confidence in self | ||||||||
| No more than usual | 4929 | 83.7 | 689 | 93.7 | ||||
| More than usual | 959 | 16.3 | 46 | 6.3 | 2.91 | 2.15 to 3.96 | 2.54 | 1.87 to 3.47 |
| Felt constantly under strain | ||||||||
| No more than usual | 4524 | 76.9 | 634 | 86.0 | ||||
| More than usual | 1359 | 23.1 | 103 | 14.0 | 1.85 | 1.49 to 2.30 | 1.76 | 1.41 to 2.19 |
| Been thinking of self as worthless | ||||||||
| No more than usual | 5283 | 89.8 | 687 | 93.3 | ||||
| More than usual | 598 | 10.2 | 49 | 6.7 | 1.59 | 1.17 to 2.15 | 1.31 | 0.96 to 1.78 |
| Felt could not overcome difficulties | ||||||||
| No more than usual | 5147 | 87.5 | 667 | 90.6 | ||||
| More than usual | 736 | 12.5 | 69 | 9.4 | 1.38 | 1.07 to 1.79 | 1.22 | 0.93 to 1.59 |
| Been feeling reasonably happy | ||||||||
| As usual | 5105 | 86.7 | 667 | 90.5 | ||||
| Less than usual | 782 | 13.3 | 70 | 9.5 | 1.46 | 1.13 to 1.89 | 1.31 | 1.01 to 1.70 |
*OR adjusted for age and education.