Table 2.
Age- and sex adjusted associations (odds ratio and 95% confidence interval) between sociodemographic and health-related variables and the different subgroups of social anxiety.
| SAD (ADIS-C) screening pos (n=388) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All screening positives (n = 388) | Screening positives that did not meet to interview (n = 176) | Screening positives met to interview and diagnosed with SAD (n = 106) | ||||
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Sex 1 | ||||||
| Boys | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Girls | 2.28 | 1.82-2.84 | 2.20 | 1.60-3.04 | 4.18 | 2.59-6.76 |
| Age distribution 2 | ||||||
| 13–15 years | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| ≥16 years | 1.02 | 0.83-1.26 | 1.36 | 1.01-1.84 | 0.73 | 0.50-1.08 |
| Family economy 3 | ||||||
| Equal | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Worse | 1.93 | 1.42-2.62 | 2.20 | 1.44-3.36 | 2.04 | 1.19-3.50 |
| Better | 0.88 | 0.65-1.20 | 0.84 | 0.53-1.35 | 0.51 | 0.24-1.06 |
| SPAI-C 3 | 4.17 | 3.64-4.78 | 4.16 | 3.47-4.99 | 4.99 | 3.98-6.26 |
| SCL-5 3 | 3.25 | 2.79-3.79 | 3.36 | 2.72-4.15 | 3.49 | 2.70-4.50 |
| Difficulties falling asleep 3 | ||||||
| Occasionally/never | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Almost every night/often | 2.33 | 1.85-2.95 | 2.49 | 1.78-3.48 | 2.40 | 1.57-3.68 |
| Early morning awakening 3 | ||||||
| Occasionally/never | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Almost every night/often | 2.67 | 1.96-3.64 | 3.38 | 2.24-5.12 | 2.03 | 1.09-3.76 |
| Self-rated health 3 | ||||||
| Very good/good | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Not very good/poor | 2.52 | 1.94-3.26 | 2.46 | 1.69-3.57 | 2.44 | 1.51-3.97 |
| Help seeking 3 | ||||||
| No help seeking | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Psychologist | 3.80 | 2.76-5.24 | 4.67 | 3.05-7.15 | 4.65 | 2.72-7.98 |
| School health service | 1.15 | 0.89-1.47 | 0.97 | 0.66-1.43 | 1.65 | 1.07-2.53 |
| Doctor at hospital | 1.35 | 1.08-1.69 | 1.23 | 0.88-1.72 | 1.72 | 1.14-2.59 |
| All | 1.44 | 1.09-1.90 | 1.48 | 0.97-2.26 | 3.41 | 1.75-6.64 |
| Physical activity 3 | ||||||
| High | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Moderate | 1.87 | 1.43-2.45 | 1.65 | 1.10-2.49 | 3.06 | 1.78-5.26 |
| Low | 2.63 | 1.99-3.46 | 2.82 | 1.90-4.21 | 3.50 | 1.98-6.20 |
| Alcohol intoxications 3 | ||||||
| Never | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1-10 times | 0.72 | 0.54-0.94 | 0.53 | 0.34-0.81 | 0.79 | 0.49-1.28 |
| >10 times | 0.51 | 0.37-0.71 | 0.63 | 0.40-0.98 | 0.28 | 0.13-0.60 |
| Smoking 3 | ||||||
| Never/previous smoker | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Current smoker | 1.14 | 0.85-1.52 | 1.16 | 0.77-1.74 | 1.23 | 0.71-2.13 |
1) Adjusted only for age.
2) Adjusted only for sex.
3) Adjusted for age and sex.