Table 8 Summary of symptom patterns and associated risk factors across the mental health groups
Mental health group | Depression level | Anxiety level | Co-occurring risk factors |
|---|---|---|---|
Group 1 | Medium | No/Low | older; physically frail; reduced neuropsychological capability; poor sleep; abnormal biomarker levels for liver and bone health |
Group 2 | High | High | younger; female; no physical frailty; able to complete self-maintenance and daily activities independently |
Group 3 | Medium | Medium | older; female; reduced neuropsychological capability; more likely to live alone and to smoke; raised level of socioeconomic deprivation |
Group 4 | No/Low | High | younger; no physical frailty; no signs of cognitive decline; normal biomarker levels |
Group 5 | No/Low | No/Low | marked by variety |