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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Anxiety Disord. 2007 Dec 3;22(7):1128–1136. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2007.11.011

Table 5.

Racial differences in the presentation and severity of symptoms in patients with GAD

White N = 81 Black N = 55
Statistic p η2
BAI-total 24.87 (13.65) 23.73 (12.80) F(1, 126) = 0.21 .62 .002
BAI-cognitive 9.33 (5.84) 9.23 (5.68) F(1, 126) = 0.02 .90 .00
BAI-somatic 15.53 (9.31) 14.54 (8.46) F(1, 126) = 0.39 .54 .003
PSWQ-A 36.00 (6.40) 35.35 (5.63) F(1, 92) = 0.42 .52 .005
PANAS-positive affect 12.70 (8.26) 16.23 (8.09) F(1, 126) = 7.28 .008 .055
PANAS-negative affect 16.31 (9.52) 16.10 (8.23) F(1, 126) = 0.05 .82 .00
BDI 22.53 (12.74) 20.71 (10.58) F(1, 125) = 1.14 .29 .009
Comorbid MDD 58.0% 60.0% χ2 (1) = 0.07 .79 ---

Note. GAD = Generalized Anxiety Disorder; BAI = Beck Anxiety Inventory; PSWQ-A = Penn State Worry Questionnaire Abbreviated; PANAS = Positive and Negative Affect Scale; BDI = Beck Depression Inventory