Table 3. Bivariate analysis of effects of demographic and trauma exposure variables on symptoms of anxiety at 6-month and 12-month after the Sichuan earthquake.
| Anxiety 1 | Anxiety 2 | ||||||
| Variable | No.(%) | OR(95%CI) | p | No.(%) | OR(95%CI) | p | |
| Sex | Boy | 36(21.8) | 1 | 0.515 | 38(23) | 1 | 0.895 |
| Girl | 41(24.8) | 1.19(0.71–1.98) | 37(22.4) | 0.97(0.58–1.62) | |||
| Grade | 3rd | 13(13.4) | 1 | 0.009** | 20(20.6) | 1 | 0.735 |
| 4th | 19(22.9) | 1.92(0.88–4.17) | 18(21.7) | 1.07(0.52–2.18) | |||
| 5th | 45(30) | 2.77(1.40–5.47) | 37(24.7) | 1.26(0.68–2.34) | |||
| Age | 8–9 y | 16(15.4) | 1 | 0.059 | 23(22.1) | 1 | 0.869 |
| 10–11 y | 60(27.5) | 1.90(0.97–3.69) | 50(22.9) | 1.05(0.60–1.84) | |||
| Being trapped | No | 46(20.7) | 1 | 0.109 | 51(23) | 1 | 0.879 |
| Yes | 31(28.7) | 1.54(0.91–2.61) | 24(22.2) | 0.96(0.55–1.66) | |||
| Being injured | No | 33(17.1) | 1 | 0.002** | 39(20.2) | 1 | 0.196 |
| Yes | 44(32.1) | 2.29(1.36–3.85) | 36(26.3) | 1.41(0.83–2.36) | |||
| Bereavement | No | 11(15.3) | 1 | 0.071 | 13(18.1) | 1 | 0.286 |
| Yes | 66(25.6) | 1.91(0.95–3.84) | 62(24) | 1.44(0.74–2.79) | |||
| Witness death | No | 35(18.3) | 1 | 0.009** | 35(18.3) | 1 | 0.024* |
| Yes | 42(30.4) | 1.95(1.16–3.27) | 40(29) | 1.82(1.08–3.06) | |||
| Extreme Fear | No | 28(20.6) | 1 | 0.324 | 13(9.6) | 1 | 0.000*** |
| Yes | 49(25.3) | 1.33(0.77–2.21) | 62(32) | 4.44(2.33–8.48) | |||
*p<0.05,
**p<0.01,
***p<0.001.
Abbreviation: No. = number
Anxiety 1 and Anxiety 2 represent Anxiety at 6-month and Anxiety at 12-month, respectively.