Table 4. Effect of socio-demographic variables on the change in STAI anxiety scores with education.
Group 1 (standard education, n = 98) | Group 2 (individualised education, n = 100) | |||||||
Change in state anxiety with education | p-value | Change in trait anxiety with education | p-value | Change in state anxiety with education | p-value | Change in trait anxiety with education | p-value | |
Gender | ||||||||
Male | –0.58 ± 5.51 | 0.922 | 2.80 ± 7.78 | 0.017 | 28.42 ± 4.50 | 0.513 | 12.33 ± 3.72 | 0.410 |
Female | –0.76 ± 6.02 | 7.32 ± 8.99 | 28.00 ± 3.80 | 12.79 ± 3.64 | ||||
Marital status | ||||||||
Married | –0.47 ± 5.51 | 0.265 | 3.78 ± 8.02 | 0.750 | 28.44 ± 4.21 | 0.427 | 12.67 ± 3.65 | 0.017 |
Single | –3.00 ± 7.18 | 6.50 ± 12.49 | 26.17 ± 5.57 | 9.17 ± 2.56 | ||||
Having children | ||||||||
Yes | –0.72 ± 5.59 | 0.314 | 3.88 ± 8.06 | 0.860 | 28.13 ± 4.30 | 0.101 | 12.45 ± 3.71 | 0.821 |
No | 4.00 ± 7.07 | 7.50 ± 21.92 | 31.00 ± 3.69 | 12.67 ± 3.56 | ||||
Education | ||||||||
Primary school | –0.50 ± 5.80 | 0.965 | 4.49 ± 7.85 | 0.403 | 28.10 ± 4.13 | 0.895 | 12.00 ± 3.67 | 0.131 |
Middle school | –0.90 ± 2.77 | 5.40 ± 6.92 | 29.54 ± 5.08 | 14.31 ± 4.55 | ||||
High school | –1.00 ± 6.86 | –1.00 ± 11.26 | 29.50 ± 5.72 | 12.67±2.16 | ||||
University | –2.00 ± 7.21 | –3.33 ± 13.65 | 27.00 ± 3.61 | 14.00 ± 1.00 | ||||
Illiterate | 27.70 ± 4.08 | 12.60 ± 3.37 | ||||||
Working status | ||||||||
Working | –2.27 ± 4.86 | 0.056 | 2.07 ± 9.27 | 0.331 | 29.77 ± 4.03 | 0.029 | 12.93 ± 3.50 | 0.339 |
Not working | 0.10 ± 5.80 | 4.78 ± 7.76 | 27.67 ± 4.29 | 12.26 ± 3.76 | ||||
Smoking | ||||||||
Yes | –0.56 ± 4.73 | 0.936 | 4.19 ± 9.10 | 0.790 | 28.74 ± 4.09 | 0.555 | 13.03 ± 4.07 | 0.248 |
No | –0.65 ± 5.95 | 3.86 ± 8.04 | 28.10 ± 4.41 | 12.20 ± 3.50 | ||||
Alcohol consumption | ||||||||
Yes | –1.08 ± 3.83 | 0.761 | 2.92 ± 8.95 | 0.774 | 28.56 ± 3.99 | 0.850 | 12.33 ± 3.53 | 0.850 |
No | –0.56 ± 5.83 | 4.09 ± 8.25 | 28.24 ± 4.39 | 12.49 ± 3.74 | ||||
Exercise | ||||||||
Yes | –2.00 ± 5.96 | 0.150 | 2.17 ± 7.82 | 0.142 | 28.50 ± 4.32 | 0.618 | 13.29 ± 3.97 | 0.048 |
No | –0.31 ± 5.53 | 4.35 ± 8.40 | 28.12 ± 4.32 | 11.69 ± 3.25 | ||||
Frequency of exercise | ||||||||
None | –0.23 ± 5.07 | 0.552 | 3.95 ± 7.78 | 0.996 | 28.12 ± 4.32 | 0.393 | ||
3–4 times/week | –0.50 ± 5.25 | 4.42 ± 8.59 | 28.22 ± 3.35 | |||||
Daily | –3.00 ± 7.94 | 2.60 ± 11.09 | 27.83 ± 4.36 | |||||
1–2 times/week | –0.60 ± 6.10 | 4.35 ± 8.61 | 31.00 ± 4.58 | |||||
On a diet | ||||||||
Yes | –0.50 ± 5.36 | 0.944 | 3.33 ± 6.88 | 0.459 | 28.67 ± 4.42 | 0.650 | 13.25 ± 4.02 | 0.172 |
No | –0.66 ± 5.73 | 4.15 ± 8.74 | 28.09 ± 4.26 | 12.02 ± 3.43 |