Table 1.
Variable | GAD patients (n = 54) | Community controls (n = 54) | χ2 or t | p |
---|---|---|---|---|
Women | 70.4% | 70.4% | 0.00 | 1.00 |
Age (years) | 71.7 (6.5) | 71.8 (6.5) | 0.00 | 0.95 |
Caucasian | 81.5% | 87.0% | 0.63 | 0.43 |
Education (years) | 15.6 (2.9) | 13.9 (3.2) | −2.88 | 0.005 |
Marital status | 11.97 | 0.007 | ||
Never married (%) | 7.4 | 1.9 | ||
Married (%) | 53.7 | 44.4 | ||
Divorced (%) | 22.2 | 9.3 | ||
Widowed (%) | 16.7 | 44.4 | ||
Anxiety | 6.3 (4.5) | 1.2 (1.8) | −7.66 | <0.001 |
Depression | 6.9 (5.2) | 1.4 (3.0) | −6.68 | <0.001 |
Somatization | 4.0 (4.2) | 2.1 (3.4) | −2.53 | 0.01 |