Table 3 BSI-18 scores overall and by gender

From: High levels of untreated distress and fatigue in cancer patients

 

Mean score

s.d.

Percent meeting caseness criteria

Somatisation

4.03

4.21

39.7

 Men

3.77

4.17

42.2a

 Women

4.26

4.23

37.4

Depression

3.59

4.48

36.3

 Men

3.25

4.34

32.2a

 Women

3.88

4.58

39.8

Anxiety

3.83

4.53

30.3

 Men

3.12

4.08

31.5

 Women

4.46

4.80

29.3

GSI

11.34

11.52

37.8

 Men

10.03

11.01

37.6

 Women

12.49

11.84

37.9

  1. aMen statistically different per cent of cases than women, P<0.01.