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. 2023 Sep 4;57:e20230148. doi: 10.1590/1980-220X-REEUSP-2023-0148en

Table 2. Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale and Self-Report Questionnaire Scale results according to sociodemographic characteristics in the LGBTQIAP+ population – Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, 2020.

GAD-7 p-value a SRQ-20 p-value a
Negative
(0–4)
n (%)
Positive
(5–21)
n (%)
Negative
n (%)
Positive
n (%)
Age <0.01 <0.01
< 30 years old 43 (11.1) 345 (88.9) 125 (32) 266 (68)
31–40 years old 24 (15.7) 129 (84.3) 71 (43.5) 85 (54.5)
> 40 years old 22 (37.3) 13 (22.0) 44 (72.1) 17 (27.9)
Schooling level 0.13 0.2
High School or lower 3 (7) 40 (93.0) 13 (29.5) 31 (70.5)
Tertiary or higher 86 (15.4) 471 (84.6) 227 (40.2) 337 (59.8)
Sexual orientation 0.17 <0.01
Gay 59 (16.8) 292 (83.2) 164 (46.1) 192 (53.9)
Lesbian 14 (14.6) 82 (85.4) 35 (35.7) 63 (64.3)
Bisexual 13 (10) 117 (90.0) 34 (26.0) 97 (74.0)
Race/Ethnicity 0.58 0.28
White 65 (14.4) 387 (85.6) 176 (38.5) 281 (61.5)
Black/Brown 24 (16.2) 124 (22.3) 62 (43.7) 80 (56.3)
Religion 0.19 <0.01
Yes 44 (17.0) 215 (83.0) 127 (48.8) 135 (51.5)
No 45 (13.2) 296 (86.8) 113 (32.7) 233 (67.3)
Relationship status 0.12 0.60
Single 45 (14.8) 260 (85.2) 126 (40.6) 184 (59.4)
Dating 16 (10.7) 133 (89.3) 54 (36.0) 96 (64.0)
Married 28 (19.2) 118 (80.8) 60 (40.5) 88 (59.5)
Access to health services 0.46 0.04
Public 31 (13.5) 199 (86.5) 80 (34.2) 154 (65.8)
Private 58 (15.7) 312 (84.3) 160 (42.8) 214 (57.4)
Employment status 0.03 0.25
Formal 55 (16.8) 273 (83.2) 140 (42.2) 192 (57.8)
Informal 19 (19.4) 79 (80.6) 40 (40.0) 60 (60.0)
Unemployed 4 (8.9) 41 (91.1) 13 (28.9) 32 (71.1)
Student 10 (7.8) 118 (92.2) 46 (35.4) 84 (64.6)
Medical condition 0.16 <0.01
No 73 (15.3) 476 (84.7) 208 (43.0) 276 (57)
Yes 16 (12.9) 108 (87.1) 32 (25.8) 92 (74.2)
HIV-positive 0.49 <0.01
No 78 (14.3) 468 (85.7) 31 (57.4) 23 (42.6)
Yes 11 (20.4) 43 (79.6) 209 (37.7) 345 (62.3)

aChi-square test.

GAD-7, Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale; SRQ-20, Self-Report Questionnaire Scale; HIV, Human immunodeficiency virus.