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. 2023 May 18;14:1163212. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1163212

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.