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Table 3 Differences by the paired t-test between summer and winter scores on the GHQ28 and CES-D

From: Seasonality in mood and behaviours of Japanese residents in high-latitude regions: transnational cross-sectional study

  UK (n = 105) Nordic Countries (n = 40) Japan (n = 96) Southeast Asia (n = 51)
Mean SD t p Mean SD t p Mean SD t p Mean SD t p
GHQ28 Total score Winter 25.47 12.30 4.08 ** 25.53 12.36 2.30 * 22.78 9.32 .00 n.s. 23.18 9.03 1.34 n.s.
Summer 20.93 10.62 20.90 8.35 22.72 10.49 21.84 9.42
Somatic symptoms (GHQ28) Winter 7.45 4.16 2.57 ** 6.90 3.84 1.47 n.s. 6.77 3.85 .22 n.s. 7.04 3.55 .41 n.s.
Summer 6.29 4.08 6.08 3.25 6.66 3.61 6.84 4.09
Anxiety/insomnia (GHQ28) Winter 8.16 4.59 3.57 ** 8.33 4.47 2.47 * 7.07 3.78 .41 n.s. 7.37 3.03 .11 n.s.
Summer 6.63 3.99 6.60 3.20 6.9 3.77 7.33 3.60
Social dysfunction (GHQ28) Winter 7.31 2.79 2.57 ** 7.30 2.48 2.40 * 6.76 2.15 .07 n.s. 6.43 1.80 1.13 n.s.
Summer 6.48 2.70 6.03 2.28 6.73 2.52 6.12 1.93
Severe depression (GHQ28) Winter 2.54 4.20 2.79 ** 3.00 4.24 1.25 n.s. 2.18 2.79 .73 n.s. 2.33 3.25 2.10 n.s.
Summer 1.54 2.73 2.20 3.20 2.44 3.26 1.55 2.75
CES-D Winter 13.12 8.34 −3.72 ** 13.55 8.84 2.30 * 12.21 6.99 .80 n.s 10.90 5.58 1.45 n.s.
Summer 10.66 7.17 10.78 7.55 11.66 7.76 9.80 9.42
  1. GHQ28 General Health Questionnaire 28, CES-D The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale
  2. *p < .05, **p < .01