Table 2 Mental health indices in relation to ethnicity of working participants HELIUS study
|  | Generic mental health (MCS scores range from 0–100, higher scores reflect better mental health) N = 5551 | Depressive symptoms (PHQ scores range from 0–27, higher scores reflect more depressive symptoms) N = 5557 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ethnic group | Mean | SD | Median | Inter Quartile Range | Mean | SD | % scoring ≥ 10 |
Dutch, total | 53.0 | 6.7 | 55.0 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 5 |
Men | 52.5 | 6.3 | 55.2 | 6.4 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3 |
Women | 53.6 | 7.0 | 54.0 | 6.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 6 |
African Surinamese, total | 52.5 | 8.3 | 54.7 | 8.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 7 |
Men | 53.6 | 7.7 | 55.7 | 9.1 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 4 |
Women | 51.8 | 8.6 | 53.9 | 9.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 9 |
South-Asian Surinamese, total | 50.7 | 9.5 | 53.3 | 10.4 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 13 |
Men | 51.6 | 9.5 | 54.0 | 9.9 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 9 |
Women | 49.8 | 9.4 | 52.2 | 10.4 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 17 |
Turkish, total | 48.7 | 9.7 | 50.9 | 11.9 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 16 |
Men | 50.1 | 9.1 | 52.2 | 10.2 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 13 |
Women | 46.5 | 10.3 | 48.3 | 14.5 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 21 |
Ghanaian, total | 51.8 | 8.0 | 53.1 | 9.9 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 6 |
Men | 52.4 | 7.5 | 54.4 | 8.8 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4 |
Women | 51.8 | 8.3 | 52.3 | 10.4 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 7 |
Moroccan, total | 50.0 | 8.9 | 52.5 | 9.4 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 13 |
Men | 50.6 | 8.7 | 53.0 | 9.1 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 10 |
Women | 49.3 | 9.2 | 51.7 | 10.7 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 17 |