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. 2007 Nov 13;6:30. doi: 10.1186/1744-859X-6-30

Table 3.

The association of anxiety with demographic and social factors

Abnormal anxiety (n1= 115) Normal (n2= 292) χ2 p value OR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI)
Sex Male 65 214 0.01 1
2.14 (1.36–3.36)
1
2.0 (1.28–3.22)
Female 50 77
Marital status Married 65 180 0.342 1
1.24 (0.80–1.91)
-
Not married 50 112
Physical illness No 68 209 0.026 1
1.67 (1.06–2.64)
1
1.56 (0.97–2.48)
Yes 44 81
Job Not employed 65 180 0.385 1
1.38 (0.86–2.24)
-
Employed 38 76
Income <5000 24 40 0.221 1
0.65 (0.35–1.21)
0.50 (0.22–1.14)
0.49 (0.23–1.05)
-
5000–20000 42 107
20000–35000 12 40
> 35000 16 54
Age ≤ 40 84 224 0.675 1
1.12 (0.66–1.89)
-
> 40 26 62
Psychiatric disorder None 88 251 0.048 1
1.176 (1.0–3.1)
-
Present 24 39
Parent(s) Alive 98 251 0.844 1
1.06 (0.56–2.03)
-
Both dead 15 36
Education Illiterate 8 9 0.063 1
0.72 (0.24–2.22)
0.55 (0.19–0.62)
0.35 (0.13–0.93)
-
Matric 18 28
Intermediate 23 47
Graduate/postgraduate 62 202

n1, Abnormal anxiety level (HADS score ≥ 8); n2, normal (HADS score ≤ 7); OR, odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio.