Table 1 Description of the dependent and independent variables, and age adjusted estimates on anxiety and depression symptoms in the two samples

Ambulance sample

General working population sample

Gender

Women

23.2

273

53.1

15017***

Men

76.8

902

46.9

16969

Total

1175

31986

% (95%CI)

% (95%CI)

Anxiety symptoms Cut ≥ 8

Men

9.8

89

11.8

1760 ns

Women

13.6

37

16.4

2745 ns

(age adjusted estimates)

Men

9.8 (7.8–11.8)

11.8 (11.3–12.3)

ns

Women

14.4 (9.9–18.6)

16.4 (15.8–16.9)

ns

Depression symptoms Cut ≥ 8

Men

7.3

65

7.5

1123 ns

Women

3.7

10

7.1

1188 *

(age adjusted estimates)

Men

8.0 (6.2–9.8)

7.0 (6.6–7.4)

ns

Women

4.6 (2.1–7.2)

6.7 (6.3–7.1)

ns

B. Continuous variables

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

AGE

36.8

9.3

41.1

10.3 ***

Anxiety symptoms (0–21)

Men

3.5

2.9

3.9

3.0 ***

Women

4.0

3.0

4.4

3.3 *

(age adjusted estimates)

3.5 (3.3–3.7)

3.9 (3.9–4.0)

***

4.0 (3.6–4.4)

4.4 (4.4–4.5)

*

Depression symptoms (0–21)

Men

2.7

2.8

3.1

2.8 ***

Women

2.3

2.4

2.9

2.7 **

(age adjusted estimates)

Men

2.9 (2.7–3.1)

3.1 (3.1–3.2)

**

Women

2.7 (2.3–3.0)

2.9 (2.8–2.9)

ns

C. Ambulance sample (only)

Musculoskeletal pain (0–3)

Men

3.3

3.0

Women

3.9**

3.2

Disturbed sleep

Men

0.4

0.8

Women

0.4

0.9

Need for Recovery

Men

2.5

2.9

Women

2.4

2.7