Table 2: The status of mental health in pesticide sprayers and controls.

Group Somatic Symptoms Anxiety & insomnia Social dysfunction Severe depression GHQ-28
Control (n=187) 7(6 to 7) 7(4 to 7) 7(7 to 7) 3(0 to 7) 24(19 to 28)
Sprayers (n=187) 7(4 to 10) 8(4 to 11) 6(4 to 8) 5.5(2 to 9.25) 26.5(16.75 to 37.25)
*p value 0.907 0.030 0.002 0.0001 0.060

Data represent median and quartiles (Q1-Q3). GHQ-28: General Health Questionnaire-28. *Two-sided Mann-Whitney U test.