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Table 3 Mann Whitney U test comparing scores on the E-GDS-15 and the I-GDS-15

From: Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) into Igbo language: a validation study

Variable

Mean ± SD

U

P

English

Igbo

GDS1

0.96 ± 0.19

0.96 ± 0.19

9800.000

1.000

GDS2

0.84 ± 0.37

0.84 ± 0.37

9730.000

0.871

GDS3

0.17 ± 0.39

0.19 ± 0.39

9660.000

0.755

GDS4

0.24 ± 0.43

0.25 ± 0.44

9730.000

0.890

GDS5

0.93 ± 0.26

0.94 ± 0.23

9660.000

0.627

GDS6

0.10 ± 0.30

0.13 ± 0.34

9520.000

0.453

GDS7

0.93 ± 0.26

0.94 ± 0.23

9660.000

0.627

GDS8

0.38 ± 0.49

0.31 ± 0.47

9170.000

0.259

GDS9

0.16 ± 0.37

0.19 ± 0.39

9520.000

0.527

GDS10

0.40 ± 0.49

0.40 ± 0.49

9800.000

1.000

GDS11

0.97 ± 0.17

0.98 ± 0.15

9730.000

0.702

GDS12

0.09 ± 0.29

0.10 ± 0.30

9730.000

0.840

GDS13

0.82 ± 0.38

0.74 ± 0.44

8960.000

0.085

GDS14

0.08 ± 0.27

0.08 ± 0.27

9800.000

1.000

GDS15

0.16 ± 0.37

0.15 ± 0.36

9660.000

0.743

Total

7.24 ± 1.86

7.20 ± 1.86

9710.500

0.893

  1. E-GDS-15: English version of the Geriatric Depression Scale questionnaire
  2. I-GDS-15: Igbo version of the Geriatric Depression Scale questionnaire