Table 5. Relationship between the level of anxiety and sociodemographic characteristics of participants (n=438).

§ P-value has been calculated using the chi-square test.

  ** Significant at p<0.05 level.

Factor	Level of anxiety			P-value §
	Normal N (%) (n=221)	Borderline N (%) (n=88)	Abnormal N (%) (n=129)
Age group in years
≤30 years	100 (45.2%)	60 (68.2%)	89 (69.0%)	<0.001 **
>30 years	121 (54.8%)	28 (31.8%)	40 (31.0%)
Gender
Male	77 (34.8%)	15 (17.0%)	28 (21.7%)	0.002 **
Female	144 (65.2%)	73 (83.0%)	101 (78.3%)
Educational level
Secondary or below	48 (21.7%)	21 (23.9%)	36 (27.9%)	0.425
Bachelor or higher	173 (78.3%)	67 (76.1%)	93 (72.1%)
Employment status
Employed	62 (28.1%)	18 (20.5%)	31 (24.0%)	0.002 **
Unemployed/Retired	93 (42.1%)	27 (30.7%)	36 (27.9%)
Student	66 (29.9%)	43 (48.9%)	62 (48.1%)
Monthly income (SAR)
<10,000	106 (48.0%)	59 (67.0%)	85 (65.9%)	0.001 **
≥10,000	115 (52.0%)	29 (33.0%)	44 (34.1%)
Marital status
Never been married	91 (41.2%)	55 (62.5%)	90 (69.8%)	<0.001 **
Been married	130 (58.8%)	33 (37.5%)	39 (30.2%)
Previous diagnosis of mental disorder
Yes	21 (09.5%)	08 (09.1%)	29 (22.5%)	0.001 **
No	200 (90.5%)	80 (90.9%)	100 (77.5%)