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. 2013 May 8;8(5):e63545. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063545

Table 4. Weighted Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2007–2008 Stratified by Gender.

Sao Paulo Rio de Janeiro
Male Female TOTAL Male Female TOTAL
Lifetime mental disorders % (95% CI) % (95% CI) p % (95% CI) % (95% CI) P
Alcohol hazardous use 13.6 (11.1–16.1) 4.2 (2.9–5.5) <0.001 8.1 (6.8–9.5) 14.9 (11.4–18.3) 5.2 (3.4–7.0) <0.001 9.4 (7.5–11.2)
Alcohol dependence 9.3 (7.1–11.5) 3.3 (2.2–4.4) <0.001 5.8 (4.7–7.0) 8.8 (6.0–11.6) 4.3 (2.6–5.9) <0.003 6.2 (4.7–7.7)
Major depressive disorder 11.6 (9.1–14.0) 24.2 (21.5–27.0) <0.001 19.9 (17.0–20.8) 10.8 (8.8–15.0) 22.5 (21.4–28.5) <0.001 17.4 (15.0–19.8)
Dysthymia 0.7 (0.1–1.2) 1.9 (1.0–2.7) 0.026 1.4 (0.8–1.9) 1.9 (0.6–3.2) 1.8 (0.7–3.0) 0.886 1.9 (1.0–2.7)
Any Anxiety/phobic disorders 18.9 (16.0–21.9) 39.1 (35.9–42.3) <0.001 30.8 (28.5–33.1) 18.0 (14.4–21.6) 34.2 (30.2–38.1) <0.001 27.7 (24.9–30.5)
Panic disorder 0.6 (0–1.3) 0.7 (0.3–1.3) 0.685 0.7 (0.3–1.1) 0.4 (0.0–0.9) 2.0 (0.8–3.4) 0.015 1.3 (0.6–2.1)
Specific phobia 9.6 (7.4–11.7) 22.0 (19.3–24.7) <0.001 16.8 (14.9–18.6) 9.3 (6.6–12.0) 18.7 (15.5–22.0) <0.001 14.6 (12.5–16.8)
Social phobia 3.9 (2.4–5.4) 7.0 (5.3–8.6) 0.008 5.7 (4.5–6.8) 2.6 (1.2–4.1) 5.1 (3.3–6.9) 0.038 4.0 (2.8–5.2)
Agoraphobia 1.6 (0.7–2.4) 5.9 (4.3–7.4) <0.001 4.0 (3.1–5.0) 2.5 (1.1–3.9) 4.3 (2.7–5.9) 0.112 3.5 (2.4–4.6)
Generalized anxiety disorder 4.0 (2.5–5.5) 7.4 (5.6–9.1) 0.006 6.0 (4.7–7.1) 3.8 (2.0–5.5) 7.4 (5.2–9.7) 0.015 5.8 (4.3–7.3)
Obsessive-compulsive disorder 2.1 (1.1–3.2) 5.5 (4.1–7.0) <0.001 4.1 (3.1–5.1) 2.5 (1.0–4.0) 4.5 (2.6–6.4) 0.107 3.6 (2.4–4.9)
Post-traumatic stress disorder 4.2 (2.7–5.6) 14.5 (12.2–16.9) <0.001 10.2 (8.7–11.7) 5.5 (3.3–7.7) 11.1 (8.6–13.7) 0.002 8.7 (7.0–10.4)
Any disorder 37.5 (33.8–41.1) 48.7 (45.5–52.0) <0.001 44.0 (41.6–46.4) 36.1 (31.6–40.7) 46.6 (42.4–50.8) <0.001 42.1 (39.0–45.2)
One-year mental disorders
Alcohol hazardous use 1.8 (0.9–2.6) 0.8 (0.2–1.3) 0.045 1.2 (0.7–1.6) 2.5 (1.1–3.8) 1.1 (0.3–1.9) 0.074 1.7 (0.9–2.4)
Alcohol dependence 3.1 (1.7–4.5) 1.5 (0.7–2.3) 0.030 2.2 (1.0–2.9) 2.0 (0.8–3.2) 0.3 (0.0–0.9) 0.028 1.0 (0.4–1.7)
Major depressive disorder 3.4 (2.0–4.7) 11.7 (9.7–13.8) <0.001 8.2 (6.9–9.5) 2.4 (0.9–3.9) 8.8 (6.4–11.7) <0.001 6.0 (4.5–7.5)
Dysthymia 0.4 (0.0–0.8) 1.1 (0.4–1.9) 0.130 0.8 (0.3–1.3) 1.1 (0.1–2.2) 0.5 (0.0–1.0) 0.227 0.8 (0.2–1.3)
Any Anxiety/phobic disorders 10.1 (7.9–12.2) 28.5 (25.6–31.5) <0.001 20.8 (18.8–22.8) 11.0 (8.1–13.9) 23.6 (20.0–27.1) <0.001 18.8 (16.3–21.2)
Panic disorder 0.1 (0.0–0.2) 0.2 (0.0–0.4) 0.211 0.1 (0.0–0.2) 0.4 (0.0–0.9) 1.5 (0.4–2.6) 0.069 1.0 (0.3–1.7)
Specific phobia 4.0 (2.7–5.3) 14.7 (12.3–17.0) <0.001 10.2 (8.7–11.7) 5.4 (3.3–7.5) 12.9 (10.2–15.7) <0.001 9.6 (7.8–11.5)
Social phobia 2.0 (0.9–3.1) 4.3 (3.0–5.5) 0.018 3.3 (2.4–4.2) 1.6 (0.4–2.8) 2.4 (1.2–3.7) 0.366 2.1 (1.2–2.9)
Agoraphobia 0.6 (0.1–1.1) 4.1 (2.8–5.5) <0.001 2.7 (1.8–3.5) 1.8 (0.7–2.9) 2.3 (1.0–3.5) 0.568 2.1 (1.2–2.9)
Generalized anxiety disorder 1.8 (0.8–2.8) 4.8 (3.3–6.2) 0.002 3.5 (2.6–4.5) 1.3 (0.3–2.2) 3.0 (1.5–4.4) 0.055 2.2 (1.3–3.1)
Obsessive-compulsive disorder 1.5 (0.6–2.4) 4.6 (3.3–6.0) ,0.001 3.3 (2.5–4.2) 1.7 (0.5–2.9) 3.6 (2.0–5.3) 0.065 2.8 (1.7–3.9)
Post-traumatic stress disorder 1.2 (0.6–1.8) 7.8 (6.0–9.5) <0.001 5.0 (3.9–6.1) 1.5 (0.4–2.6) 4.7 (3.0–6.4) 0.004 3.3 (2.2–4.4)
Any disorder 21.3 (18.2–24.3) 40.7 (37.5–43.9) <0.001 32.5 (30.2–34.8) 22.3 (18.3–26.2) 38.1 (34.0–42.4) <0.001 31.2 (28.3–34.1)

Abbreviations: CI, Confidence Interval; SP, Sao Paulo; RJ, Rio de Janeiro; p, Pearson Chi-Square Design-based (adjusted for design effect).