Sex and age differences in depression and anxiety networks among adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis: A network analysis

Table 1 Characteristics of depression and anxiety symptoms of the participants

Items	Symptoms	Male (n = 175)		Female (n = 590)		P	Lower age (n = 476)		Higher age (n = 289)		P value
		M	SD	M	SD		M	SD	M	SD
PHQ1	Anhedonia	1.02	0.73	1.12	0.77	0.126	1.12	0.81	1.08	0.68	0.490
PHQ2	Sad Mood	0.94	0.70	1.08	0.77	0.029	1.07	0.79	1.02	0.69	0.423
PHQ3	Sleep	1.09	0.97	1.13	1.00	0.648	1.13	1.03	1.11	0.93	0.757
PHQ4	Fatigue	1.20	0.81	1.18	0.85	0.833	1.19	0.90	1.19	0.74	0.957
PHQ5	Appetite	0.82	0.92	0.80	0.87	0.857	0.84	0.92	0.75	0.81	0.203
PHQ6	Guilty	1.00	0.92	1.08	0.91	0.321	1.10	0.95	0.99	0.85	0.096
PHQ7	Concentration	0.66	0.83	0.65	0.81	0.864	0.59	0.82	0.76	0.79	0.003
PHQ8	Motor	0.53	0.80	0.49	0.77	0.594	0.53	0.83	0.44	0.68	0.106
PHQ9	Suicidal ideation	0.43	0.77	0.43	0.72	0.954	0.48	0.78	0.35	0.64	0.012
GAD1	Nervousness	1.13	0.68	1.23	0.78	0.120	1.18	0.71	1.24	0.72	0.372
GAD2	Uncontrollable worry	0.91	0.76	1.05	0.86	0.058	0.99	0.82	1.06	0.79	0.272
GAD3	Excessive worry	1.10	0.81	1.16	0.86	0.438	1.11	0.87	1.21	0.80	0.082
GAD4	Trouble relaxing	1.10	0.87	1.00	0.85	0.205	1.04	0.89	1.00	0.79	0.592
GAD5	Restlessness	0.81	0.85	0.62	0.79	0.008	0.66	0.84	0.66	0.76	0.961
GAD6	Irritability	1.15	0.86	1.22	0.88	0.393	1.25	0.94	1.13	0.81	0.074
GAD7	Feeling afraid	0.95	0.97	0.91	0.90	0.643	1.00	0.97	0.8	0.81	0.003

Lower age: ≤ 14 years old; Higher age: > 14 years old. PHQ: Patient Health Questionnaire Depression; GAD: Generalized anxiety disorder; M: Mean.