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. 2007 Oct;6(3):177–185.

Table 4.

Socio-demographic predictors of lifetime treatment contact for any anxiety disorder

Country Sex χ2 Cohort (age at interview) χ2 Age of onset χ2



Female Age 18-34 Age 35-49 Age 50-64 Early Early-average Late-average



OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
The Americas
Colombia 1.1 (0.7-1.8) 0.1 3.4 (1.4-8.2) 1.6 (0.8-3.3) 1.0 - 19.6 0.2 (0.1-0.3) 0.3 (0.2-0.6) 0.3 (0.1-0.5) 33.4
Mexico 1.1 (0.6-1.8) 0.1 2.3 (0.8-6.4) 2.3 (0.8-6.4) 1.0 - 12.6 0.2 (0.1-0.3) 0.2 (0.1-0.3) 0.2 (0.1-0.3) 59.1
USA 1.3 (1.0-1.6) 5.4 2.5 (1.9-3.3) 1.4 (1.1-1.8) 1.2 (0.9-1.6) 62.6 0.2 (0.2-0.2) 0.2 (0.2-0.3) 0.2 (0.2-0.3) 326.4

Europe
Belgium 1.2 (0.7-2.1) 0.4 4.7 (1.6-13.6) 3.0 (1.2-7.5) 1.3 (0.6-2.8) 14.8 0.1 (0.1-0.3) 0.1 (0.0-0.3) 0.2 (0.1-0.5) 63.5
France 1.5 (1.1-2.1) 8.8 4.5 (2.5-8.1) 2.3 (1.3-4.2) 1.3 (0.7-2.5) 52.2 0.2 (0.1-0.3) 0.2 (0.1-0.3) 0.3 (0.2-0.5) 82.4
Germany 1.5 (1.1-2.1) 6.6 4.5 (2.7-7.5) 2.3 (1.5-3.7) 1.5 (0.8-2.9) 59.8 0.2 (0.1-0.3) 0.2 (0.1-0.3) 0.2 (0.1-0.5) 43.5
Italy 1.1 (0.7-1.5) 0.1 2.6 (1.3-5.2) 2.1 (1.2-3.7) 1.4 (0.7-2.9) - 16.0 0.1 (0.1-0.2) 0.1 (0.1-0.2) 0.3 (0.2-0.5) 101.8
Netherlands 1.1 (0.7-1.6) 0.2 3.0 (1.8-5.1) 2.5 (1.6-3.7) 1.0 - 26.8 0.1 (0.0-0.2) 0.1 (0.1-0.3) 0.4 (0.2-0.7) 52.0
Spain 1.0 (0.7-1.6) 0.0 3.3 (1.9-5.7) 2.0 (1.1-3.7) 0.8 (0.5-1.3) 38.5 0.1 (0.0-0.1) 0.1 (0.0-0.2) 0.2 (0.1-0.4) 96.2

Africa and Middle East
Israel 1.0 (0.6-1.5) 0.0 5.0 (1.8-13.9) 3.2 (1.4-7.4) 1.9 (0.9-4.0) 10.0 0.4 (0.2-1.0) 0.5 (0.3-1.1) 0.6 (0.3-1.2) 3.7
Lebanon 0.5 (0.2-1.2) 2.5 1.9 (0.2-20.0) 1.3 (0.1-11.3) 0.8 (0.1-6.9) 12.6 0.1 (0.0-0.3) 0.2 (0.1-0.4) 0.7 (0.3-1.5) 28.7
Nigeria 1.1 (0.4-3.3) 0.0 0.6 (0.1-3.0) 0.1 (0.0-0.7) 0.3 (0.1-1.9) 17.9 0.3 (0.2-0.7) 0.6 (0.2-2.0) 0.5 (0.2-1.5) 10.1

Asia and the Pacific
Japan 0.9 (0.5-1.6) 0.3 5.6 (1.8-17.2) 1.7 (0.8-3.7) 1.3 (0.5-3.3) 14.1 0.1 (0.0-0.1) 0.1 (0.1-0.2) 0.4 (0.2-1.0) 63.5
PR China 1.0 (0.4-2.3) 0.0 4.6 (1.4-15.6) 2.1 (0.9-5.0) 1.0 - 16.7 0.3 (0.1-0.9) 0.2 (0.0-1.0) 0.7 (0.2-2.4) 8.3

Oceania
New Zealand 1.3 (1.1-1.5) 8.6 4.3 (2.9-6.3) 2.4 (1.7-3.4) 1.7 (1.3-2.4) 68.8 0.1 (0.1-0.1) 0.1 (0.1-0.2) 0.2 (0.2-0.2) 461.0