Table 2.

Lifetime and 12-month Prevalence Rates of Anxiety Disorders Across Gender

	12-month			Lifetime
	Women	Men	OR [95% CI]	Women	Men	OR [95% CI]
Disorder	%	%		%	%
PD	4.5	2.2	1.69 [1.29, 2.22]*	7.1	4.0	1.70 [1.40, 2.07]*
AG	1.9	1.1	ns	3.1	1.7	1.46 [1.07, 1.99]*
GAD	4.1	2.1	1.74 [1.37, 2.22]*	7.7	4.1	1.83 [1.52, 2.18]*
SAD	6.5	4.8	1.24 [1.04, 1.48]	10.3	8.7	ns
Spec	12.0	5.5	2.27 [1.83, 2.81]*	16.1	9.0	1.96 [1.63, 2.36]*
PTSD	4.3	1.7	2.57 [1.96, 3.36]*	8.5	3.4	2.69 [2.18, 3.31]*
Any Anxiety	22.7	13.0	1.79 [1.53, 2.10]*	33.3	22.0	1.70 [1.48, 1.97]*

Note: The table shows odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals in women compared to men; ns: not significant at p < .05. Covariates included in the regressions were SES, education level, age, and race.

^*significant after a Bonferroni correction of 0.05/20 = 0.0025. PD = panic disorder; AG = agoraphobia; GAD = generalized anxiety disorder; SAD = social anxiety disorder; Spec = specific phobia; PTSD = post-traumatic stress disorder.