Table 3

Associations between psychiatric history and depression and anxiety symptoms

History of depressionP valueHistory of anxietyP valueHistory of admission to psychiatryP value
NoYesNoYesNoYes
GAD-7 score3.511.3<0.0013.48.3<0.0013.68.2<0.001
PHQ-9 score4.412.5<0.0014.39.3<0.0014.410.3<0.001
  • P values were adjusted for multiple comparison using the Holm-Bonferroni method.

  • GAD-7, seven-item Generalised Anxiety Disorder scale; PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire nine-item depression scale.