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Table 3 The obtained point values on the individual scales, taking into account threshold values, enabled to recognize mood disorders

From: Occurrence of mood disorders among educationally active older adults in Bialystok, Poland: a cross-sectional study

Scale

Point values

n

%

GDS

0–9

12

7.41

10–19

140

86.42

20–30

10

6.17

HCL-32

Below 14

94

58.02

14 and more

68

41.98

MDQ

Below 7

137

84.57

7 and more

25

15.43

Zung SDS

20–49

137

84.57

50–59

24

14.81

60–69

1

0.62

70–80

0

0.00

  1. GDS, Geriatric Depression Scale; HCL-32, Hypomania Check List; MDQ, Mood Disorder Questionnaire; Zung SDS, Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale