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Table 1 Characteristics of the samples

From: Psychometric properties and diagnostic accuracy of the short form of the geriatric anxiety scale (GAS-10)

Samples

Structural analysis

Concurrent and diagnostic performance analysis

Community (N = 1200)

Community (N = 229)

Clinical (N = 35)

Female

645

122

26

Male

555

107

9

Age - M ± SD (Range)

65.21 ± 9.19 (50–92)

65.01 ± 9.06 (53–91)

74.89 ± 6.99 (62–89)

Marital status

 Single

90

9

1

 Married

859

173

19

 Divorced/separated

77

11

3

 Cohabiting

10

2

2

 Widowed

151

33

10

missing

13

  

Education

 None

23

6

 Primary school

268

42

11

 Lower secondary school

301

54

11

 Uppersecondary school

405

92

9

 Bachelor/Master/Doctorate

155

28

4

missing

48

  
 

M ± SD

M ± SD

ADL (Range 0–6)

5.88 ± 0.52

5.90 ± 0.47

5.74 ± 0.51

IADL (Range 0–8)

7.27 ± 1.18

7.35 ± 1.04

6.94 ± 1.59

MMSE

27.63 ± 2.21

27.37 ± 2.52

28.69 ± 1.66

  1. MMSE Mini Mental State Examination, SF12 – PCS Physical Component Score; SF12, MCS12 Mental Component Score, ADL Activities of Daily Living, IADL Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
  2. **p < .001; *p < .01