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Table 4 Comparison of descriptive values of the scales used with the respondents’ age groups

From: Occurrence of mood disorders among educationally active older adults in Bialystok, Poland: a cross-sectional study

Scale

60–70 years

n = 96

71–90 years

n = 66

p

\(\overline{x}\)

SD

Me

\(\overline{x}\)

SD

Me

GDS

13.76

3.98

13

13.34

3.20

13

0.746

HCL-32

9.20

5.66

10

12.57

5.92

14

< 0.001*

MDQ

3.50

2.88

4

3.80

2.87

3.50

0.413

Zung SDS

39.97

9.53

40.50

37.71

9.61

37

0.152

  1. GDS, Geriatric Depression Scale; HCL-32, Hypomania Check List; \(\overline{x}\), mean; MDQ, Mood Disorder Questionnaire; Me, median; p, p-value; SD, standard deviation; Zung SDS, Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale
  2. *Statistically significant value