Table 3

Comparison of lifetime prevalence of mental disorders (DSM-IV) by gender between teacher and control groups
Lifetime DSM-IV diagnoses
 Males
 Females


Teachers (N = 1,496)
 Controls (N = 875)
 Teachers (N = 2,183)
 Controls (N = 942)


N
 n
 %
 N
 n
 %
 N
 n
 %
 N
 n
 %
Mood disorders











     Major Depressive Episode (MDE)
 1,455
 337
 23.2
 835
 173
 20.7
 2,116
 862
 40.8
 863
 348
 40.3
          MDE moderate
 1,455
 163
 11.2
 835
 84
 10.1
 2,116
 424
 20.0
 863
 179
 20.7
          MDE severe
 1,455
 58
 4.0
 835
 34
 4.1
 2,116
 214
 10.1
 863
 95
 11.0
     Other mood disorders†
 1,468
 179
 12.2
 847
 98
 11.6
 2,142
 453
 21.1
 885
 166
 18.8
     Any mood disorder
 1,455
 373
 25.6
 835
 195
 23.4
 2,116
 943
 44.6
 863
 372
 43.1













Anxiety disorders











     Social phobia
 1,469
 29
 2.0
 850
 27
 3.2
 2,109
 64
 3.0
 876
 43
 4.9
     Specific phobia
 1,468
 37
 2.5
 835
 27
 3.2
 2,114
 87
 4.1
 868
 53
 6.1
     Agoraphobia
 1,470
 66
 4.5
 850
 29
 3.4
 2,110
 237
 11.2
 874
 115
 13.2
     Agoraphobia without history of panic disorder
 1,470
 56
 3.8
 850
 27
 3.2
 2,110
 222
 10.5
 874
 103
 11.8
     Any phobia (social, specific or agoraphobia)
 1,457
 94
 6.5
 834
 47
 5.6
 2,081
 306
 14.7
 860
 140
 16.3
     Panic disorder without agoraphobia
 1,441
 9
 0.6
 829
 4
 0.5
 2,095
 19
 0.9
 866
 7
 0.8
     Panic disorder with agoraphobia
 1,441
 5
 0.3
 829
 1
 0.1
 2,095
 13
 0.6
 866
 11
 1.3
     Any panic disorder (with or without agoraphobia)
 1,441
 15
 1.0
 829
 5
 0.6
 2,095
 34
 1.6
 866
 18
 2.1
     Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
 1,434
 15
 1.0
 824
 6
 0.7
 2,080
 18
 0.9
 860
 8
 0.9
     Any anxiety disorder (phobia, panic disorder or OCD)
 1,417
 109
 7.7
 807
 52
 6.4
 2,017
 330
 16.4
 820
 152
 18.5













Other disorders











     Alcohol abuse
 1,445
 13
 0.9
 844
 8
 0.9
 2,045
 8
 0.4
 842
 3
 0.4
     Alcohol dependency
 1,445
 16
 1.1
 844
 9
 1.1
 2,045
 8
 0.4
 842
 6
 0.7
     CAGE ≥ 2
 1,429
 176
 12.3
 818
 92
 11.2
 1,948
 86
 4.4
 756
 48
 6.3
     Anorexia nervosa
 1,485
 0
 0.0
 791
 0
 0.0
 2,152
 5
 0.2
 850
 5
 0.6*
     Bulimia
 1,413
 17
 1.2
 815
 13
 1.6
 2,018
 100
 5.0
 872
 47
 5.4
     Somatization disorder
 1,439
 2
 0.1
 801
 4
 0.5
 2,081
 23
 1.1
 862
 13
 1.5
     Undifferentiated somatoform disorder
 1,439
 44
 3.1
 801
 14
 1.7*
 2,081
 76
 3.7
 862
 45
 5.2

N = Total weighted number of respondents in each category for each group. n = number of cases in each category for each group. % = proportion of cases in each category for each group. p = p-value from Mantel-Haenszel chi-square test adjusted for age and educational level (*p < 0.05 ; **p < 0.01 ; ***p < 0.001). † Other mood disorders: adjustment disorder with depressed mood acute (<6 months), chronic (> 6 months) and dysthymic disorder.

Kovess-Masféty et al. BMC Public Health 2006 6:101   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-6-101