Table 4.
Associations (OR) of socio-demographic variables with lifetime DSM-IV generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) by excessiveness group
| No GAD vs.
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| GAD
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Excessive GAD
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Non-excessive GAD
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Excessive vs. Non-excessive
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| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Female | 1.8* | (1.5–2.2) | 1.8* | (1.4–2.2) | 1.9* | (1.2–3.1) | 0.9 | (0.6–1.6) |
| Male | 1.0 | (1.0-1.0) | 1.0 | (1.0-1.0) | 1.0 | (1.0-1.0) | 1.0 | (1.0-1.0) |
| χ21 (p) | 33.3 | (.000) | 32.2 | (.000) | 7.2 | (.007) | 0.1 | (.782) |
| Age | ||||||||
| 18–29 | 1.0 | (0.7–1.5) | 1.3 | (0.8–2.1) | 0.6 | (0.3–1.1) | 2.2 | (0.9–5.4) |
| 30–44 | 1.9* | (1.5–2.5) | 2.3* | (1.6–3.4) | 1.4 | (1.0–1.9) | 1.7 | (1.0–2.9) |
| 45–59 | 2.2* | (1.6–3.0) | 2.3* | (1.5–3.7) | 1.9* | (1.2–2.9) | 1.2 | (0.6–2.4) |
| 60+ | 1.0 | (1.0-1.0) | 1.0 | (1.0-1.0) | 1.0 | (1.0-1.0) | 1.0 | (1.0-1.0) |
| χ23 (p) | 79.4 | (.000) | 33.0 | (.000) | 60.8 | (.000) | 9.2 | (.027) |
| Race | ||||||||
| Hispanic | 0.5* | (0.3–0.8) | 0.7 | (0.4–1.0) | 0.3* | (0.1–0.8) | 2.4 | (0.8–6.7) |
| Black | 0.5* | (0.4–0.7) | 0.5* | (0.3–0.8) | 0.5* | (0.3–1.0) | 1.0 | (0.5–2.0) |
| Other | 1.1 | (0.7–1.7) | 1.2 | (0.7–1.8) | 0.9 | (0.4–2.0) | 1.3 | (0.6–3.0) |
| White | 1.0 | (1.0-1.0) | 1.0 | (1.0-1.0) | 1.0 | (1.0-1.0) | 1.0 | (1.0-1.0) |
| χ23 (p) | 17.3 | (.001) | 13.4 | (.004) | 8.9 | (.031) | 3.0 | (.395) |
| Education (years) | ||||||||
| 0–11 | 0.7* | (0.5–0.9) | 0.8 | (0.6–1.2) | 0.4* | (0.2–0.9) | 2.1 | (0.9–4.7) |
| 12 | 0.7* | (0.6–0.9) | 0.7* | (0.5–1.0) | 0.8 | (0.5–1.3) | 0.9 | (0.5–1.7) |
| 13–15 | 1.0 | (0.7–1.4) | 1.0 | (0.7–1.5) | 1.1 | (0.7–1.7) | 1.0 | (0.6–1.6) |
| 16+ | 1.0 | (1.0-1.0) | 1.0 | (1.0-1.0) | 1.0 | (1.0-1.0) | 1.0 | (1.0-1.0) |
| χ23 (p) | 17.6 | (.001) | 9.4 | (.024) | 9.1 | (.028) | 3.6 | (.307) |
| Employment | ||||||||
| Student | 0.3* | (0.1–0.8) | 0.3* | (0.1–0.8) | 0.5 | (0.2–1.7) | 0.5 | (0.1–2.5) |
| Homemaker | 1.2 | (0.8–1.7) | 1.2 | (0.8–1.8) | 1.2 | (0.6–2.4) | 1.0 | (0.5–2.0) |
| Retired | 0.6* | (0.4–1.0) | 0.5* | (0.3–0.9) | 1.0 | (0.7–1.5) | 0.5* | (0.3–0.9) |
| Other | 1.6* | (1.1–2.3) | 1.6* | (1.0–2.5) | 1.5 | (0.8–2.8) | 1.1 | (0.5–2.1) |
| Working | 1.0 | (1.0-1.0) | 1.0 | (1.0-1.0) | 1.0 | (1.0-1.0) | 1.0 | (1.0-1.0) |
| χ24 (p) | 23.5 | (.000) | 24.0 | (.000) | 3.8 | (.430) | 7.5 | (.111) |
| Marital Status | ||||||||
| Never Married | 0.8* | (0.6–1.0) | 0.9 | (0.6–1.1) | 0.6* | (0.3–1.0) | 1.5 | (0.8–2.8) |
| Previously married | 1.6* | (1.3–2.0) | 1.6* | (1.2–2.0) | 1.7* | (1.3–2.4) | 0.9 | (0.6–1.3) |
| Married/cohabitating | 1.0 | (1.0-1.0) | 1.0 | (1.0-1.0) | 1.0 | (1.0-1.0) | 1.0 | (1.0-1.0) |
| χ22 (p) | 34.7 | (.000) | 15.5 | (.000) | 25.6 | (.000) | 2.2 | (.336) |
*
Significant at .05 level, two-sided test