Table 3

General health questionnaire (GHQ-28) total and subscale scores

EX (n=43)ED (n=14)BOTH (n=27)CON (n=110)
Values are mean (SD). EX, exercise dependent group; ED, eating disorder group; BOTH, exercise dependent and eating disorder; CON, control group.
aSignificantly different from EX.
bSignificantly different from ED.
cSignificantly different from BOTH.
GHQ-28 total score20.9 (11.18)26.6 (19.83)32.5 (19.02)a16.9 (8.95)b,c
GHQ-28 subscales
Anxiety and insomnia 6.8 (4.10) 7.3 (5.08) 9.5 (4.94)a 4.8 (3.98)a,b,c
Somatic symptoms 5.4 (4.11) 6.7 (5.46) 6.7 (5.26) 4.1 (3.60)c
Social dysfunction 6.8 (2.45) 8.5 (4.96) 9.1 (4.80)a 6.7 (2.13)c
Severe depression 2.1 (3.82) 4.1 (6.23) 7.2 (6.74)a,b 1.3 (2.86)c