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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2006 Jan 20.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2005 Jan;13(1):15–22. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajgp.13.1.15

Table 2.

Multivariate Analyses of Likelihood of Intermittent or Chronic Anxiety Symptoms Compared with No Anxiety Symptoms.

Intermittent Anxiety Chronic Anxiety
Variables O.R. C.I. Wald[df]; p O.R. C.I. Wald[df]; p
Self-rated health 1.12 0.97–1.35 2.69[1]; 0.15 1.31 0.89–1.54 1.86[1]; 0.25
Number of domains of disability 0.96 0.79–1.17 0.061]; 0.70 1.25 0.85–1.75 1.58[1]; 0.21
Depressive symptoms 1.11 1.07–1.15 29.93[1]; <.001 1.21 1.15–1.27 51.03[1]; <.001
Life events
 0 1.0 1.0
 1 1.11 0.79–1.57 0.33[1]; 0.54 2.67 1.37–5.21 8.33[1]; 0.004
 2 1.04 0.66–1.65 0.00[1]; 0.87 1.59 0.68–3.74 1.12[1]; 0.29
 3+ 1.63 0.64–4.17 0.83[1]; 0.31 3.76 1.08–13.08 4.34[1]; 0.037
Emotional support 1.80 1.26–2.57 12.98[1]; <.001 3.40 1.92–6.04 17.58[1]; <.001

Note: O.R. = Odds Ratio; C.I. = 95% Confidence Interval