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. 2014 Jan 18;17(Suppl 1):11. doi: 10.11694/pamj.supp.2014.17.1.3328

Table 2.

Prevalence of anxiety and mood disorders by substance use

TOTAL Tobacco Use Alcohol Use Cannabis Other substancesa Non-medical use of prescription drugs b
Prevalence (95% CI) 100+ cigarettes% (CI) p-value Ever% (CI) p-value Ever% (CI) p-value Ever% (CI) p-value Ever% (CI) p-value
Lifetime DSM-IV Disorders
Anxiety Disorders Panic Disorder 0.7 (0.3-1.3) 1.1 (0.4-2.8) 0.211 1.0 (0.4-2.3) 0.287 0.8 (0.1-5.8) 0.815 1.8 (0.2-12.1) 0.321 2.2 (1.0-5.1) <0.001
GAD with hierarchy 1.1 (0.7-1.7) 1.7 (0.9-3.5) 0.102 1.3 (0.6-2.5) 0.485 2.4 (0.9-6.4) 0.080 1.9 (0.3-13.3) 0.536 1.7 (0.7-4.0) 0.189
Social Phobia 2.8 (2.0-4.1) 5.1 (2.7-9.6) 0.011 4.4 (2.4-8.1) 0.044 5.9 (2.7-12.5) 0.021 5.8 (0.8-33.4) 0.438 4.1 (2.0-8.3) 0.120
Agoraphobia 11.1 (9.2-13.4) 10.0 (6.8-14.5) 0.498 12.2 (9.1-16.1) 0.387 8.8 (5.5-13.7) 0.276 4.0 (0.9-16.5) 0.142 10.8 (8.1-14.3) 0.816
PTSD 4.5 (1.0-2.2) 2.1 (1.0-4.4) 0.230 2.6 (1.5-4.5) 0.004 5.1 (2.0-12.2) 0.003 10.6 (3.9-26.1) <0.001 1.3 (0.4-3.6) 0.758
Any anxiety disorder 14.7 (12.5-17.2) 16.4 (11.8-22.2) 0.388 17.7 (13.5-22.9) 0.063 17.7 (10.9-27.4) 0.405 24.1 (9.9-48.1) 0.219 16.4 (12.7-20.9) 0.312
Mood Disorders Major Depression 8.6 (7.1-10.3) 12.1 (8.4-17.1) 0.027 11.8 (9.0-15.5) 0.001 15.4 (10.1-22.7) 0.003 27.2 (10.8-53.6) 0.009 12.8 (9.1-17.7) 0.010
Any anxiety or mood disorder 19.7 (17.3-22.3) 23.3 (18.0-29.8) 0.092 24.1 (19.7-19.1) 0.007 26.8 (19.4-35.8) 0.054 42.5 (21.0-67.3) 0.021 24.4 (19.8-19.6) 0.027
12-month DSM-IV Disorders
Anxiety Disorders Panic Disorder 0.5 (0.2-1.1) 1.1 (0.4-2.8) 0.068 0.7 (0.3-1.9) 0.415 0.8 (0.1-5.8) 0.594 1.8 (0.2-12.1) 0.199 2.2 (1.0-5.1) <0.001
GAD with hierarchy 0.7 (0.4-1.3) 1.6 (0.8-3.4) 0.005 1.2 (0.6-2.5) 0.062 2.4 (0.9-6.4) 0.007 1.9 (0.3-13.3) 0.295 0.9 (0.3-2.8) 0.691
Social Phobia 1.9 (1.3-2.8) 2.9 (1.2-6.5) 0.192 2.7 (1.3-5.3) 0.189 4.3 (1.6-10.5) 0.042 4.8 (0.5-35.8) 0.361 3.3 (1.5-7.1) 0.067
Agoraphobia 5.1 (3.9-6.6) 4.9 (2.9-8.2) 0.872 4.9 (3.1-7.9) 0.898 5.0 (2.5-9.8) 0.958 0 - 4.1 (2.8-6.0) 0.259
PTSD 0.3 (0.2-0.7) 5.4 (0.2-1.9) 0.296 0.6 (0.2-1.6) 0.030 1.4 (0.4-4.9) 0.006 1.9 (0.3-12.8) 0.055 0 -
Any anxiety disorder 7.1 (5.5-9.0) 8.8 (5.8-13.2) 0.102 8.1 (5.3-12.3) 0.340 10.1 (5.5-17.9) 0.181 10.4 (2.5-34.3) 0.532 8.1 (5.3-12.1) 0.384
Mood Disorders Major Depression 4.3 (3.3-5.6) 7.0 (4.4-10.9) 0.037 6.1 (4.3-8.7) 0.012 11.0 (6.9-17.2) <0.001 21.0 (7.2-47.5) 0.002 6.7 (4.2-40.7) 0.059
Any anxiety or mood disorder 10.3 (8.5-12.5) 14.7 (10.7-19.8) 0.004 12.9 (9.9-16.8) 0.019 19.6 (13.3-27.7) 0.001 26.6 (10.5-52.6) 0.025 12.9 (9.6-17.2) 0.086
a

Cocaine, heroin, opium, glue, LSD, peyote

b

Non-medical use of sedatives, tranquilisers, stimulants, analgesics

Note: GAD= generalised anxiety disorder; PTSD= post-traumatic stress disorder