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. 2023 Sep 19;34:100732. doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2023.100732

Table 5.

Unweighted 12-month prevalencea of mental disorders among males by age group.

Age 18–22 years
Age 23–25 years
Age 26–35 years
% (95% CI) Frequency (valid observations) % (95% CI) Frequency (valid observations) % (95% CI) Frequency (valid observations)
Mood disorders
 Major depressive episode 23.2% (20.5%, 26.2%) 201 (865) 21.9% (19.6%, 24.4%) 261 (1191) 29.4% (26.6%, 32.4%) 292 (993)
Anxiety disorders
 Any anxiety disorder 18.1% (15.6%, 20.9%) 150 (829) 19.2% (17.0%, 21.7%) 221 (1149) 27.4% (24.6%, 30.4%) 259 (944)
 Generalized anxiety disorder 8.9% (7.15%, 11.1%) 75 (838) 11.3% (9.60%, 13.3%) 131 (1155) 18.6% (16.2%, 21.3%) 178 (956)
 Agoraphobia 0.8% (0.36%, 1.77%) 7 (850) 0.7% (0.32%, 1.40%) 8 (1171) 1.6% (0.91%, 2.62%) 15 (962)
 Panic disorder 5.7% (4.31%, 7.56%) 49 (855) 5.5% (4.30%, 6.99%) 65 (1183) 6.8% (5.32%, 8.60%) 66 (973)
 Social anxiety disorder 7.1% (5.49%, 9.08%) 60 (847) 5.4% (4.20%, 6.89%) 63 (1167) 9.3% (7.56%, 11.4%) 89 (958)
 Specific phobia 3.9% (2.73%, 5.48%) 33 (849) 4.4% (3.37%, 5.82%) 52 (1171) 4.1% (2.94%, 5.55%) 39 (962)
Substance-use disorder
 Any substance-use disorder 14.6% (12.3%, 17.3%) 122 (834) 14.0% (12.1%, 16.2%) 160 (1139) 16.8% (14.5%, 19.4%) 159 (945)
 Alcohol use disorder 11.4% (9.35%, 13.8%) 96 (844) 10.5% (8.83%, 12.4%) 122 (1162) 9.4% (7.67%, 11.5%) 90 (957)
 Drug use disorder 4.4% (3.19%, 6.14%) 37 (832) 5.1% (3.92%, 6.58%) 58 (1139) 9.1% (7.38%, 11.2%) 86 (945)
Any disorder 41.8% (38.4%, 45.2%) 343 (821) 39.1% (36.2%, 42.0%) 448 (1147) 47.4% (44.1%, 50.6%) 449 (948)
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Prevalences are based on the number of male students with valid responses on the diagnostic section of interest.