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Table 4 Means of total and subscale scores on PSS-14, PSS-10 and PSS-4 by sex

From: Three versions of Perceived Stress Scale: validation in a sample of Chinese cardiac patients who smoke

 

Men (n = 1634)

Women (n = 166)

 

Variable

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

p-value1

PSS-14

     

   Total

22.3

5.7

23.6

6.0

0.006

   Positive subscale

15.6

3.4

14.9

3.3

0.021

   Negative subscale

9.9

3.3

10.3

3.7

 

PSS-10

     

   Total

15.2

4.4

16.3

4.8

0.003

   Positive subscale

8.9

2.1

8.5

2.0

0.010

   Negative subscale

8.1

3.0

8.7

3.5

 

PSS-4

     

   Total

6.0

2.0

6.5

2.1

0.007

   Positive subscale

4.4

1.2

4.3

1.2

0.014

   Negative subscale

2.5

1.2

2.7

1.3

 
  1. 1 T-tests used for comparing mean differences in the total score, and MANOVA for comparing mean differences in the positive and negative subscale scores simultaneously.
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