Table 1 Prevalence of symptoms of depression and generalised anxiety disorder in female and male dancers and a general population similar age (25–34 years) and same gender [29, 31]
Symptoms | Female dancers | Female general population | Male dancers | General male population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Depression | n = 81 | n = 351 [29] | n = 63 | n = 279 [29] |
None or minimal | 56 (69.1%) | 77.5% | 50 (79.4%) | 84.4% |
Mild | 16 (19.8%) | 17.2% | 9 (14.3%) | 11.1% |
Moderate | 7 (8.6%) | 4.4% | 3 (4.8%) | 2.5% |
Moderately severe | 2 (2.5%) | 0.8% | 1 (1.6%) | 1.9% |
Severe | 0 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.1% |
Mean sum score (sd) | 3.7 (4.0) | 2.51 (3.01) | 2.7 (3.3) | 2.01 (3.24) |
Symptoms | Female dancers | Female general population | Male dancers | General male population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Generalised anxiety | n= 81 | n = 387 [31] | n = 63 | n = 297 [31] |
None or minimal | 49 (60.5%) | 70.2% | 49 (77.8%) | 76.4% |
Mild | 19 (23.5%) | 22.4% | 10 (15.9%) | 20.4% |
Moderate | 7 (8.6%) | 4.9% | 3 (4.8%) | 2.9% |
Severe | 6 (7.4%) | 2.5% | 1 (1.6%) | 0.3% |
Mean sum score (sd) | 4.8 (5.0) | Not reported | 3.0 (3.8) | Not reported |